dúnmharú

Irish

Alternative forms

• dúnmharbhadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From duine (“person”) +‎ marbhadh (“killing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠvˠaɾˠuː/

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

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.

References

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