Muircath in Old Irish

IPA: /ˈmuɾ.kəθ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Muircath [mutation, mutation-radical], also mMuircath in h-prothesis environments [mutation, mutation-radical], Muircath [lenition, mutation], Muircath [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], also mMuircath [error-unrecognized-form, mutation] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”). Etymology templates: {{compound|sga|muir|cath|t1=sea|t2=battle}} muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”) Head templates: {{head|sga|proper noun|g=m}} Muircath m Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation}}

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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "Murrough"
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      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "Murchadh"
    },
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      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "Murghey"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "Murchadh"
    }
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).",
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "form": "Muircath",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation"
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmuɾ.kəθ/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈmuɾ.kaθ]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈmuɾ.kəθ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Muircath"
}

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  "descendants": [
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      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "Murrough"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "Murchadh"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "Murghey"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "Murchadh"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "muir",
        "3": "cath",
        "t1": "sea",
        "t2": "battle"
      },
      "expansion": "muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Muircath",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
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    {
      "form": "also mMuircath in h-prothesis environments",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Muircath",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Muircath",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
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    {
      "form": "also mMuircath",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmuɾ.kəθ/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈmuɾ.kaθ]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈmuɾ.kəθ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Muircath"
}

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"Muircath" meaning in Old Irish

Proper name