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ordaigh.

to order

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɔːɾˠd̪ˠi(ː)/Ulster
  1. to order

    transitive
  2. to command, prescribe

    transitive
  3. to ordain

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish ordaigid, from Old Irish ordaigidir (“to order, to command”), from ord (“order, sequence, arrangement”), a learned borrowing from Latin ōrdō (“order, rank”). By surface analysis, ord (“order”) + -igh. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic òrdaich and Manx oardee.

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