truailligh

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Irish

Etymology

Back-formation from truaillithe, from Old Irish drúailnide, apparently a differently prefixed form related to éilnithe, past participle of as·lena (to pollute, defile).[1]

Verb

truailligh (present analytic truaillíonn, future analytic trualleoidh, verbal noun truailliú, past participle truaillithe)

  1. to corrupt, deprave, adulterate, debase
    Synonyms: éilligh, adhaltranaigh
  2. to defile, pollute
    Synonyms: éilligh, salaigh
  3. to contaminate, taint, poison
  4. to desecrate, profane
    Synonyms: bris, sáraigh

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of truailligh
radical lenition eclipsis
truailligh thruailligh dtruailligh

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

References

  1. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 366, page 232; reprinted 2017

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