neartaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish nertaigid,[1] replacing Old Irish nertaid.[2] By surface analysis, neart +‎ -igh.

Verb

neartaigh (present analytic neartaíonn, future analytic neartóidh, verbal noun neartú, past participle neartaithe)

  1. to strengthen, confirm, fortify, build up, nerve
  2. to grow stronger, intensify, consolidate

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nertaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 nertaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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