murúch

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish murdúchann, murdúchu (“mermaid”), from muir (“sea”) + dúchann (dúchann, “chant, song, melody”).

Noun

murúch f (genitive singular murúiche, nominative plural murúcha)

  1. mermaid
    Synonym: maighdean mhara

Declension

Declension of murúch (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative murúch murúcha
vocative a mhurúch a mhurúcha
genitive murúiche murúch
dative murúch murúcha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an mhurúch na murúcha
genitive na murúiche na murúch
dative leis an murúch
don mhurúch 		leis na murúcha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of murúch
radical lenition eclipsis
murúch mhurúch 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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