galraigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From galar + -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

galraigh (present analytic galaraíonn, future analytic galaróidh, verbal noun galarú, past participle galaraithe)

  1. (transitive, immunology) infect with disease
    Synonym: ionfhabhtaigh
  2. (transitive, immunology) inoculate against disease
  3. (intransitive, medicine) become diseased, sicken
Conjugation
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

galraigh

  1. vocative/genitive singular masculine of galrach (diseased, infected; sickly, morbid)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
galraigh ghalraigh ngalraigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “galraigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “galraigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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