marfóir

Irish

Alternative forms

marbhthóir (obsolete)

Etymology

From marbh (“dead”) +‎ -thóir.

Noun

marfóir m (genitive singular marfóra, nominative plural marfóirí)

killer
Synonyms: (literary) éachtach, (literary) marfach

Declension

Declension of marfóir

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	marfóir	marfóirí
Vocative	a mharfóir	a mharfóirí
Genitive	marfóra	marfóirí
Dative	marfóir	marfóirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an marfóir	na marfóirí
Genitive	an mharfóra	na marfóirí
Dative	leis an marfóir don mharfóir	leis na marfóirí

Derived terms

féinmharfóir (“suicide”)
marfóir máthar (“matricide”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
marfóir	mharfóir	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “marfóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “marfóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “marfóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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