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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *mareti, from Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
maraid (conjunct ·mair, verbal noun marthain)
- to last, persist, remain
c. 775, “Táin Bó Fraích”, in Book of Leinster; republished as Ernst Windisch, editor, Táin bó Fraích, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1974, line 263:"A ingen", ol Ailill, "ind ordnasc doratus-a duit-siu in uraid, in mair latt? Tuc dam conda·accatar ind óic. Rot·bia-su íarum."- "My daughter ", said Ailill, "the ring I gave you last year, does it still remain on you? Bring it to me so that the warriors can see it. You can have it back afterwards."
- to survive, live
Inflection
Simple, class B I present, é future, a subjunctive
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maraith
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marait
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·mair
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méraid
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mérait
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·marathar
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maired
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| Past participle
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