# muirnigh
## Irish
### Etymology 1

From muirneach (“tender, beloved”) +‎ -igh.

#### Verb

muirnigh (present analytic muirníonn, future analytic muirneoidh, verbal noun muirniú, past participle muirnithe)
* to caress, fondle
* to cherish (treat affectionately)
* to cuddle

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | muirním | muirníonn tú; muirnír$^†$ | muirníonn sé, sí | muirnímid; muirníonn muid | muirníonn sibh | muirníonn siad; muirníd$^†$ | a mhuirníonn; a mhuirníos / a muirníonn* | muirnítear |
| indicative | past | mhuirnigh mé; mhuirníos | mhuirnigh tú; mhuirnís | mhuirnigh sé, sí | mhuirníomar; mhuirnigh muid | mhuirnigh sibh; mhuirníobhair | mhuirnigh siad; mhuirníodar | a mhuirnigh / ar mhuirnigh* | muirníodh |
| indicative | past habitual | mhuirnínn / muirnínn‡‡ | mhuirníteá / muirníteá‡‡ | mhuirníodh sé, sí / muirníodh sé, sí‡‡ | mhuirnímis; mhuirníodh muid / muirnímis‡‡; muirníodh muid‡‡ | mhuirníodh sibh / muirníodh sibh‡‡ | mhuirnídís; mhuirníodh siad / muirnídís‡‡; muirníodh siad‡‡ | a mhuirníodh / a muirníodh* | mhuirnítí / muirnítí‡‡ |
| future | future | muirneoidh mé; muirneod; muirneochaidh mé$^†$ | muirneoidh tú; muirneoir$^†$; muirneochaidh tú$^†$ | muirneoidh sé, sí; muirneochaidh sé, sí$^†$ | muirneoimid; muirneoidh muid; muirneochaimid$^†$; muirneochaidh muid$^†$ | muirneoidh sibh; muirneochaidh sibh$^†$ | muirneoidh siad; muirneoid$^†$; muirneochaidh siad$^†$ | a mhuirneoidh; a mhuirneos; a mhuirneochaidh$^†$; a mhuirneochas$^†$ / a muirneoidh*; a muirneochaidh*$^†$ | muirneofar; muirneochar$^†$ |
| conditional | conditional | mhuirneoinn; mhuirneochainn$^†$ / muirneoinn‡‡; muirneochainn$^†$‡‡ | mhuirneofá; mhuirneochthá$^†$ / muirneofá‡‡; muirneochthá$^†$‡‡ | mhuirneodh sé, sí; mhuirneochadh sé, sí$^†$ / muirneodh sé, sí‡‡; muirneochadh sé, sí$^†$‡‡ | mhuirneoimis; mhuirneodh muid; mhuirneochaimis$^†$; mhuirneochadh muid$^†$ / muirneoimis‡‡; muirneodh muid‡‡; muirneochaimis$^†$‡‡; muirneochadh muid$^†$‡‡ | mhuirneodh sibh; mhuirneochadh sibh$^†$ / muirneodh sibh‡‡; muirneochadh sibh$^†$‡‡ | mhuirneoidís; mhuirneodh siad; mhuirneochadh siad$^†$ / muirneoidís‡‡; muirneodh siad‡‡; muirneochadh siad$^†$‡‡ | a mhuirneodh; a mhuirneochadh$^†$ / a muirneodh*; a muirneochadh*$^†$ | mhuirneofaí; mhuirneochthaí$^†$ / muirneofaí‡‡; muirneochthaí$^†$‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go muirní mé; go muirníod$^†$ | go muirní tú; go muirnír$^†$ | go muirní sé, sí | go muirnímid; go muirní muid | go muirní sibh | go muirní siad; go muirníd$^†$ | — | go muirnítear |
| subjunctive | past | dá muirnínn | dá muirníteá | dá muirníodh sé, sí | dá muirnímis; dá muirníodh muid | dá muirníodh sibh | dá muirnídís; dá muirníodh siad | — | dá muirnítí |
| imperative | imperative | muirním | muirnigh | muirníodh sé, sí | muirnímis | muirnígí; muirnídh$^†$ | muirnídís | — | muirnítear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | muirniú | muirniú | muirniú | muirniú | muirniú | muirniú | muirniú | muirniú |
| past participle | past participle | muirnithe | muirnithe | muirnithe | muirnithe | muirnithe | muirnithe | muirnithe | muirnithe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

##### Related terms

* muirnín

##### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “muirniġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 502
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “muirnigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

muirnigh
* inflection of muirneach:
** masculine vocative/genitive singular
** (archaic, dialectal) feminine dative singular