oiriúnaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From oiriúint +‎ -igh.

Alternative forms

Verb

oiriúnaigh (present analytic oirúnaíonn, future analytic oiriúnóidh, verbal noun oiriúnú, past participle oiriúnaithe) (transitive)

  1. to fit (conform to in size and shape)
  2. to suit (be suitable, appropriate or apt for)
  3. to adapt, suit (make proper or suitable)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

Adjective

oiriúnaigh

  1. inflection of oiriúnach:
    1. masculine genitive singular
    2. (archaic, dialectal) feminine dative singular

Mutation

Mutated forms of oiriúnaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oiriúnaigh n-oiriúnaigh hoiriúnaigh not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ oiriúnaigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy