agairt

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From agair +‎ -t.

Noun

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agairt f (genitive singular agartha)

  1. verbal noun of agair (plead, entreat; avenge, retribute; sue)
  2. plea
  3. vengeance, retribution
    Synonym: díoltas

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
agairt n-agairt hagairt not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Verbal noun of agair, itself from Old Irish ad·gair.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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agairt m (genitive singular agairt, no plural)

  1. Verbal noun of agair
  2. claim
  3. pleading
  4. craving
    Tha i ag agairt orm.She craves me.
  5. accusing, blaming
  6. prosecute
    Tha e 'g agairt an dìonadair.He's prosecuting the defendant.

Derived terms

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