neartaigh
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish nertaigid,[1] replacing Old Irish nertaid.[2] By surface analysis, neart + -igh.
Verb
[edit]neartaigh (present analytic neartaíonn, future analytic neartóidh, verbal noun neartú, past participle neartaithe)
- to strengthen, confirm, fortify, build up, nerve
- to grow stronger, intensify, consolidate
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of neartaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Derived terms
[edit]- athneartaigh
- díneartaigh
- neartaigh le (“to corroborate, reinforce, support, abet”)
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nertaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 nertaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neartuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neartaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN