éilligh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish éilnigid, from Old Irish as·lena (to pollute, defile).

Verb

éilligh (present analytic éillíonn, future analytic éilleoidh, verbal noun éilliú, past participle éillithe)

  1. (transitive) corrupt; pollute, defile
  2. (transitive, jurisprudence) suborn

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • dí-éilligh (decontaminate, verb)
  • éillitheacht f (corruption)

Mutation

Mutated forms of éilligh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éilligh n-éilligh héilligh 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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