dúnmharú

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish duinemarbad (from Old Irish duine (“person”) + marbad (“killing”)). By surface analysis, dún- +‎ marú.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠvˠaˌɾˠuː/

Noun

dúnmharú m (genitive singular dúnmharaithe, nominative plural dúnmharuithe)

  1. verbal noun of dúnmharaigh
  2. murder
    • 18 October 2013 Foinse
      Chuaigh fear, 41 bliain d’aois, os comhair na cúirte ar maidin inniu agus é cúisithe maidir le dúnmharú Elaine O’Hara.
      A man, 41 years of age, went before a court this morning charged with the murder of Elaine O'Hara.

Declension
Declension of dúnmharú

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dúnmharú dúnmharuithe
Vocative a dhúnmharú a dhúnmharuithe
Genitive dúnmharaithe dúnmharuithe
Dative dúnmharú dúnmharuithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dúnmharú na dúnmharuithe
Genitive an dúnmharaithe na ndúnmharuithe
Dative leis an dúnmharú

don dúnmharú

 leis na dúnmharuithe

See also
  • dúnbhású (“homicide”)
  • dúnorgain (“manslaughter”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dúnmharú dhúnmharú ndúnmharú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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