éiligh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish éiligid (accuses, charges, sues, impeaches; impugns, refutes, contradicts).

Verb

éiligh (present analytic éilíonn, future analytic éileoidh, verbal noun éileamh, past participle éilithe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. claim, demand
  2. complain
    1. censure
    2. grumble
    3. ail

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
éiligh n-éiligh héiligh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
  • "éiligh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • claim” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • demand” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • éiligid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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