idirghuí

Irish

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Middle Irish etarguide; surface analysis idir- + guí.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɪdʲərʲˈɣiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɪdʲərʲˌɣiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈad̪ˠəɾˠˌɣiə/[1] (corresponding to the form eadarghuí)

Noun

idirghuí f (genitive singular idirghuí, nominative plural idirghuíonna)

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • idirghuítheoir

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34

Further reading

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