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Irish
Etymology
From marbh (“dead”) + -aigh; an Early Modern Irish formation replacing Old Irish marbaid, from marbh (“dead”).
Pronunciation
Verb
maraigh (present analytic maraíonn, future analytic maróidh, verbal noun marú, past participle maraithe)
- (transitive) kill, slay, murder
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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maraím
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maraíonn tú; maraír†
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maraíonn sé, sí
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maraímid; maraíonn muid
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maraíonn sibh
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maraíonn siad; maraíd†
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a mharaíonn; a mharaíos / a maraíonn*
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maraítear
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past
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mharaigh mé; mharaíos
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mharaigh tú; mharaís
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mharaigh sé, sí
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mharaíomar; mharaigh muid
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mharaigh sibh; mharaíobhair
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mharaigh siad; mharaíodar
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a mharaigh / ar mharaigh*
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maraíodh
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past habitual
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mharaínn / maraínn‡‡
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mharaíteá / maraíteᇇ
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mharaíodh sé, sí / maraíodh sé, s퇇
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mharaímis; mharaíodh muid / maraímis‡‡; maraíodh muid‡‡
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mharaíodh sibh / maraíodh sibh‡‡
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mharaídís; mharaíodh siad / maraídís‡‡; maraíodh siad‡‡
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a mharaíodh / a maraíodh*
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mharaítí / maraít퇇
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future
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maróidh mé; maród; maróchaidh mé†
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maróidh tú; maróir†; maróchaidh tú†
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maróidh sé, sí; maróchaidh sé, sí†
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maróimid; maróidh muid; maróchaimid†; maróchaidh muid†
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maróidh sibh; maróchaidh sibh†
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maróidh siad; maróid†; maróchaidh siad†
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a mharóidh; a mharós; a mharóchaidh†; a mharóchas† / a maróidh*; a maróchaidh*†
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marófar; maróchar†
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conditional
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mharóinn; mharóchainn† / maróinn‡‡; maróchainn†‡‡
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mharófá; mharóchthᆠ/ marófᇇ; maróchthᆇ‡
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mharódh sé, sí; mharóchadh sé, sí† / maródh sé, s퇇; maróchadh sé, s톇‡
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mharóimis; mharódh muid; mharóchaimis†; mharóchadh muid† / maróimis‡‡; maródh muid‡‡; maróchaimis†‡‡; maróchadh muid†‡‡
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mharódh sibh; mharóchadh sibh† / maródh sibh‡‡; maróchadh sibh†‡‡
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mharóidís; mharódh siad; mharóchadh siad† / maróidís‡‡; maródh siad‡‡; maróchadh siad†‡‡
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a mharódh; a mharóchadh† / a maródh*; a maróchadh*†
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mharófaí; mharóchthaí† / marófa퇇; maróchtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go maraí mé; go maraíod†
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go maraí tú; go maraír†
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go maraí sé, sí
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go maraímid; go maraí muid
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go maraí sibh
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go maraí siad; go maraíd†
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—
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go maraítear
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past
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dá maraínn
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dá maraíteá
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dá maraíodh sé, sí
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dá maraímis; dá maraíodh muid
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dá maraíodh sibh
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dá maraídís; dá maraíodh siad
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—
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dá maraítí
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imperative
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maraím
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maraigh
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maraíodh sé, sí
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maraímis
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maraígí; maraídh†
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maraídís
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—
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maraítear
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verbal noun
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marú
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past participle
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maraithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “maraigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “maraím”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “maraigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024