moirt

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

moirt f (genitive singular moirte)

  1. lees, dregs, sediment
  2. heavy clay; mud, mire

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • moirtiúil (dreggy, muddy, turbid, adjective)

Related terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Noun[edit]

moirt m

  1. inflection of mort:
    1. genitive singular
    2. plural

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
moirt mhoirt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Walloon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French mort, from Latin mors, mortem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mwaːʀ/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

moirt m (feminine singular moite, masculine plural moirts, feminine plural moites, feminine plural (before noun) moitès)

  1. dead

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