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Where does “-igh” come from?

-igh (Irish) comes from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.

-igh (Irish): Suffix used to form verbs from nouns;...

Definitions

  1. Suffix used to form verbs from nouns;...

Ancestry of “-igh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
2Proto-Celtic*-sagyetor—

Words derived from “-igh”

  • oighrigh
  • lannaigh
  • réasúnaigh
  • réasúnaíocht
  • máithrigh
  • roghnaigh
  • coilltigh
  • roghnaíocht
  • aeroibrithe
  • oibrithe
  • foraoisigh
  • díbharraigh
  • dlisteanaigh
  • teorannaigh
  • imtheorannaigh
  • imoibríoch
  • imoibríocht
  • tiarnaigh
  • triantánaigh
  • fotheidealaigh
  • ceannaigh
  • soiscéalaigh
  • talmhaíochtaí
  • dí-eaglaisigh
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