muirnigh

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word muirnigh. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word muirnigh, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say muirnigh in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word muirnigh you have here. The definition of the word muirnigh will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofmuirnigh, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Etymology 1

From muirneach (“tender, beloved”) +‎ -igh.

Verb

muirnigh (present analytic muirníonn, future analytic muirneoidh, verbal noun muirniú, past participle muirnithe)

  1. to caress, fondle
  2. to cherish (treat affectionately)
  3. to cuddle
Conjugation
conjugation of muirnigh (second conjugation)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present muirním muirníonn tú;
muirnír† 		muirníonn sé, sí muirnímid;
muirníonn muid 		muirníonn sibh muirníonn siad;
muirníd† 		a mhuirníonn; a mhuirníos /
a muirníonn* 		muirnítear
past mhuirnigh mé; mhuirníos mhuirnigh tú; mhuirnís mhuirnigh sé, sí mhuirníomar; mhuirnigh muid mhuirnigh sibh; mhuirníobhair mhuirnigh siad; mhuirníodar a mhuirnigh /
ar mhuirnigh* 		muirníodh
past habitual mhuirnínn / muirnínn‡‡ mhuirníteá / muirníteᇇ mhuirníodh sé, sí / muirníodh sé, s퇇 mhuirnímis; mhuirníodh muid / muirnímis‡‡; muirníodh muid‡‡ mhuirníodh sibh / muirníodh sibh‡‡ mhuirnídís; mhuirníodh siad / muirnídís‡‡; muirníodh siad‡‡ a mhuirníodh /
a muirníodh* 		mhuirnítí / muirnít퇇
future muirneoidh mé;
muirneod;
muirneochaidh mé† 		muirneoidh tú;
muirneoir†;
muirneochaidh tú† 		muirneoidh sé, sí;
muirneochaidh sé, sí† 		muirneoimid;
muirneoidh muid;
muirneochaimid†;
muirneochaidh muid† 		muirneoidh sibh;
muirneochaidh sibh† 		muirneoidh siad;
muirneoid†;
muirneochaidh siad† 		a mhuirneoidh; a mhuirneos; a mhuirneochaidh†; a mhuirneochas† /
a muirneoidh*; a muirneochaidh*† 		muirneofar; muirneochar†
conditional mhuirneoinn; mhuirneochainn† / muirneoinn‡‡; muirneochainn†‡‡ mhuirneofá; mhuirneochthᆠ/ muirneofᇇ; muirneochthᆇ‡ mhuirneodh sé, sí; mhuirneochadh sé, s토/ muirneodh sé, s퇇; muirneochadh sé, s톇‡ mhuirneoimis; mhuirneodh muid; mhuirneochaimis†; mhuirneochadh muid† / muirneoimis‡‡; muirneodh muid‡‡; muirneochaimis†‡‡; muirneochadh muid†‡‡ mhuirneodh sibh; mhuirneochadh sibh† / muirneodh sibh‡‡; muirneochadh sibh†‡‡ mhuirneoidís; mhuirneodh siad; mhuirneochadh siad† / muirneoidís‡‡; muirneodh siad‡‡; muirneochadh siad†‡‡ a mhuirneodh; a mhuirneochadh† /
a muirneodh*; a muirneochadh*† 		mhuirneofaí; mhuirneochtha토/ muirneofa퇇; muirneochtha톇‡
subjunctive present go muirní mé;
go muirníod† 		go muirní tú;
go muirnír† 		go muirní sé, sí go muirnímid;
go muirní muid 		go muirní sibh go muirní siad;
go muirníd† 		— go muirnítear
past dá muirnínn dá muirníteá dá muirníodh sé, sí dá muirnímis;
dá muirníodh muid 		dá muirníodh sibh dá muirnídís;
dá muirníodh siad 		— dá muirnítí
imperative muirním muirnigh muirníodh sé, sí muirnímis muirnígí;
muirnídh† 		muirnídís — muirnítear
verbal noun muirniú
past participle muirnithe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

muirnigh

  1. inflection of muirneach:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular
    2. (archaic, dialectal) feminine dative singular

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
muirnigh mhuirnigh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia