-igh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish -igidir (whence also Scottish Gaelic -ich), originally a denominative verb formative, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor; compare Welsh -hau.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-igh

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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See also

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