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marbh.

dead

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmˠɑɾˠəvˠ/Munster/ˈmˠɑɾˠəvˠ/Connacht/ˈmˠaɾˠu(ː)/Connacht[ˈmˠaːɾˠuː]Connacht, Cois-Fharraige

  1. dead

    Tá m’athair féin marbh.

  2. defunct

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish marb, from Proto-Celtic *marwos (“dead”) (compare Welsh marw), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥wós (compare *mr̥tós), ultimately from the root *mer- (“to die”).

noun/ˈmˠɑɾˠəvˠ/Munster/ˈmˠɑɾˠəvˠ/Connacht/ˈmˠaɾˠu(ː)/Connacht[ˈmˠaːɾˠuː]Connacht, Cois-Fharraige

  1. corpse, dead person

    masculine

  2. the dead

    in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish marb, from Proto-Celtic *marwos (“dead”) (compare Welsh marw), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥wós (compare *mr̥tós), ultimately from the root *mer- (“to die”).

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