mairg

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɑɾʲɪɟ/[1]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾʲɪɟ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠæɾʲɪɟ/[2]

Etymology 1

Old Irish mairg, mairc, moircc.

Noun

mairg f (genitive singular mairge, nominative plural mairgí)

woe, sorrow

Declension

Declension of mairg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mairg	mairgí
Vocative	a mhairg	a mhairgí
Genitive	mairge	mairgí
Dative	mairg	mairgí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an mhairg	na mairgí
Genitive	na mairge	na mairgí
Dative	leis an mairg don mhairg	leis na mairgí

Derived terms

is mairg
faoi mhairg
mairgiúil
mairgneach

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mairg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mairg

genitive singular of marg

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mairg	mhairg	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 186, page 93
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 76, page 32

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