plàigh

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish , from Old Irish plág, from Latin plāga. Cognates include Irish plá and Manx plaih.

Pronunciation

Noun

plàigh f

  1. plague, pest, pestilence

Declension

Declension of plàigh (class IIb feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative plàigh plàighean
genitive plàighe phlàighean
dative plàigh plàighean; plàighibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') phlàigh (na) plàighean
genitive (na) plàighe (nam) plàighean
dative (a') phlàigh (na) plàighean; plàighibh✝
vocative phlàigh phlàighean

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of plàigh
radical lenition
plàigh phlàigh

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

References

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