marfóir

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From marbh (dead) +‎ -thóir.

Noun

marfóir m (genitive singular marfóra, nominative plural marfóirí)

  1. killer
    Synonyms: (literary) éachtach, (literary) marfach

Declension

Declension of marfóir (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative marfóir marfóirí
vocative a mharfóir a mharfóirí
genitive marfóra marfóirí
dative marfóir marfóirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an marfóir na marfóirí
genitive an mharfóra na marfóirí
dative leis an marfóir
don mharfóir
leis na marfóirí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of marfóir
radical lenition eclipsis
marfóir mharfóir not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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