uraigh

See also: úraigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • urdhubhuigh (obsolete)

Etymology

From ur- +‎ dubh (black) +‎ -aigh (verbal suffix), a back-formation from the verbal noun.

Verb

uraigh (present analytic uraíonn, future analytic uróidh, verbal noun urú, past participle uraithe)

  1. (transitive) to darken
  2. (transitive, phonology) to eclipse

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of uraigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uraigh n-uraigh huraigh 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

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uraigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • uraigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025