mallaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • malluigh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish mallaigid, alteration (influenced by the suffix -igid) of Old Irish maldachaid, from Latin maledīcō (to slander, curse).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑl̪ˠɪɟ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠal̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠal̪ˠi/

Verb

mallaigh (present analytic mallaíonn, future analytic mallóidh, verbal noun mallú, past participle mallaithe)

  1. to curse
  2. to swear [with ar ‘at’]

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of mallaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
mallaigh mhallaigh not applicable

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

Further reading