marú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "maru"

Irish

Alternative forms

marbhughadh (superseded)

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠəˈɾˠuː/, /mˠɑˈɾˠuː/[1]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠaɾˠəwə/[2]

Noun

marú m (genitive singular maraithe, nominative plural maruithe)

verbal noun of maraigh
Bhí sé ag marú iasc.
He was fishing.
(literally, “He was killing fish.”)
killing (an instance of someone being killed)
slaughter, killing (of animals)

Declension

Declension of marú

Irregular

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	marú	maruithe
Vocative	a mharú	a mharuithe
Genitive	maraithe	maruithe
Dative	marú	maruithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an marú	na maruithe
Genitive	an mharaithe	na maruithe
Dative	leis an marú don mharú	leis na maruithe

Derived terms

cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú?
dúnmharú (“murder”)
féinmharú (“suicide”)

Mutation

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

References

Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 163, page 82
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 132, page 51

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “marú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “marú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “marú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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