fortaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish fortaigid, furtaigid (helps, succours), a late form of Old Irish for·tét (the verbal noun of which is fortacht).

Verb

fortaigh (present analytic fortaíonn, future analytic fortóidh, verbal noun fortacht, past participle fortaithe)

  1. (ambitransitive) aid, succour; relieve, comfort

Conjugation

  • Alternative verbal noun: fortú

Mutation

Mutated forms of fortaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
fortaigh fhortaigh bhfortaigh

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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