uraigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • urdhubhuigh (obsolete)

Etymology

From ur- + dubh (black) + -aigh (verbal suffix), a back-formation from the verbal noun.

Verb

uraigh (present analytic uraíonn, future analytic uróidh, verbal noun urú, past participle uraithe)

  1. (transitive) darken
  2. (transitive, phonology) eclipse

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
uraigh n-uraigh huraigh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "uraigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “uraigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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