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-igh

-igh

See also: 'igh

Irish

Alternative forms

Suffix

-igh

  1. Suffix used to form verbs from nouns; semi-productive in modern Irish.

Usage notes

  • Affixed verbs ending in -igh form a sizeable number of second-conjugation verbs. Many monosyllabic verbs in Irish (which historically are not from affixes), however, are of the first conjugation.
    First-conjugation verbs (which are not a result of affixation):
    léigh ‎(“read”)
    ligh ‎(“lick”)
    nigh ‎(“wash”)
    dóigh ‎(“burn”)
    suigh ‎(“sit”) (originally suidh)
    súigh ‎(“suck”)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_suffixed_with_-igh'>Irish words suffixed with -igh</a>

See also

Etymology

From Old Irish -igid, originally a deponent verb formative. Possibly akin to Ancient Greek -ίζειν ‎(-ízein), Proto-Germanic *-janą. Compare Scottish Gaelic -ich.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɪɟ/ (post-consonantal)
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟ/ (post-vocalic)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /iː/ (post-consonantal)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /i/ (post-consonantal)
  • (Ulster, Connacht) IPA(key): /j/ (post-vocalic)

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