maolaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

maol (bald) +‎ -igh

Verb

maolaigh (present analytic maolaíonn, future analytic maolóidh, verbal noun maolú, past participle maolaithe)

  1. (intransitive) to grow bald
  2. (transitive) to make bald, to crop closely
  3. (intransitive) to become blunt
  4. (transitive) to make blunt
  5. (transitive) to make lower or flatter
  6. (intransitive) to decrease, abate, become less
  7. (law, transitive) to mitigate

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • maolaigh ar

Mutation

Mutated forms of maolaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
maolaigh mhaolaigh 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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