umhlaigh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish umligid, from umal. Equivalent to umhal +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

umhlaigh (present analytic umhlaíonn, future analytic umhlóidh, verbal noun umhlú, past participle umhlaithe)

  1. (transitive) humble
  2. (intransitive) bow, bend head or knee
  3. (intransitive) submit, obey
  4. (intransitive) stoop

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of umhlaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
umhlaigh n-umhlaigh humhlaigh 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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