mairg

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠɑɾʲɪɟ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾʲɪɟ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠæɾʲɪɟ/

Etymology 1

Old Irish mairg, mairc, moircc.

Noun

mairg f (genitive singular mairge, nominative plural mairgí)

1. 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

1. 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.