idirghuí

Irish

Alternative forms

• eadarghuí
• eadarghuidhe, eadarghuighe, eidirghuidhe, idiorghuidhe, idirghuidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish etarguide. By surface analysis, idir- +‎ guí.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɪdʲərʲˈɣiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɪdʲərʲˌɣiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈad̪ˠəɾˠˌɣiə/ (corresponding to the form eadarghuidhe)

Noun

idirghuí f (genitive singular idirghuí, nominative plural idirghuíonna)

1. (religion) intercession (prayer to God on behalf of another person), supplication

Declension

Declension of idirghuí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative idirghuí idirghuíonna Vocative a idirghuí a idirghuíonna Genitive idirghuí idirghuíonna Dative idirghuí idirghuíonna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an idirghuí na hidirghuíonna Genitive na hidirghuí na n-idirghuíonna Dative leis an idirghuí don idirghuí leis na hidirghuíonna

Derived terms

• idirghuítheoir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
idirghuí	n-idirghuí	hidirghuí	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “eadar-ġuiḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 273
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “idirghuí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN