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gortaigh

to hurt

VerbB2/ˈɡɔɾˠt̪ˠə/

"gortaigh" means "to hurt" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /ˈɡɔɾˠt̪ˠə/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → ghortaigh, Urú → ngortaigh.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formgortaigh
Séimhiúghortaigh
Urúngortaigh

Further reading

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