fortachtaigh

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish fortachtaigid, from Old Irish fortachtaigidir (helps, succours). By surface analysis, fortacht (relief) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb[edit]

fortachtaigh (present analytic fortachtaíonn, future analytic fortachtóidh, verbal noun fortacht, past participle fortachtaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of fortaigh (aid, succour; relieve, comfort)

Conjugation[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fortachtaigh fhortachtaigh bhfortachtaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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