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earcaigh

recruit

Verbdict

"earcaigh" means "recruit" in Irish (verb). Mutation forms: Urú → n-earcaigh, Réamhlitir h → hearcaigh, Réamhlitir t → t-earcaigh.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "earcaigh" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formearcaigh
Urún-earcaigh
Réamhlitir hhearcaigh
Réamhlitir tt-earcaigh

"earcaigh" in context

D'earcaigh sé 15 duine eile nach raibh mórán taithí acu ach i bhforéigean, agus chuadar faoi oiliúint.

He recruited 15 other people with experience in little else than violence, and they started training.

B2

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