# meathlaigh
## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish methlaid (“to reap, consume, use”), from Old Irish meithel (“band of reapers”).

### Verb

meathlaigh (present analytic meathlaíonn, future analytic meathlóidh, verbal noun meathlú, past participle meathlaithe)
* decline, decay, fail, deteriorate, degenerate
* grow weak, sicken
    Synonym: galraigh

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | meathlaím | meathlaíonn tú; meathlaír$^†$ | meathlaíonn sé, sí | meathlaímid; meathlaíonn muid | meathlaíonn sibh | meathlaíonn siad; meathlaíd$^†$ | a mheathlaíonn; a mheathlaíos / a meathlaíonn* | meathlaítear |
| indicative | past | mheathlaigh mé; mheathlaíos | mheathlaigh tú; mheathlaís | mheathlaigh sé, sí | mheathlaíomar; mheathlaigh muid | mheathlaigh sibh; mheathlaíobhair | mheathlaigh siad; mheathlaíodar | a mheathlaigh / ar mheathlaigh* | meathlaíodh |
| indicative | past habitual | mheathlaínn / meathlaínn‡‡ | mheathlaíteá / meathlaíteá‡‡ | mheathlaíodh sé, sí / meathlaíodh sé, sí‡‡ | mheathlaímis; mheathlaíodh muid / meathlaímis‡‡; meathlaíodh muid‡‡ | mheathlaíodh sibh / meathlaíodh sibh‡‡ | mheathlaídís; mheathlaíodh siad / meathlaídís‡‡; meathlaíodh siad‡‡ | a mheathlaíodh / a meathlaíodh* | mheathlaítí / meathlaítí‡‡ |
| future | future | meathlóidh mé; meathlód; meathlóchaidh mé$^†$ | meathlóidh tú; meathlóir$^†$; meathlóchaidh tú$^†$ | meathlóidh sé, sí; meathlóchaidh sé, sí$^†$ | meathlóimid; meathlóidh muid; meathlóchaimid$^†$; meathlóchaidh muid$^†$ | meathlóidh sibh; meathlóchaidh sibh$^†$ | meathlóidh siad; meathlóid$^†$; meathlóchaidh siad$^†$ | a mheathlóidh; a mheathlós; a mheathlóchaidh$^†$; a mheathlóchas$^†$ / a meathlóidh*; a meathlóchaidh*$^†$ | meathlófar; meathlóchar$^†$ |
| conditional | conditional | mheathlóinn; mheathlóchainn$^†$ / meathlóinn‡‡; meathlóchainn$^†$‡‡ | mheathlófá; mheathlóchthá$^†$ / meathlófá‡‡; meathlóchthá$^†$‡‡ | mheathlódh sé, sí; mheathlóchadh sé, sí$^†$ / meathlódh sé, sí‡‡; meathlóchadh sé, sí$^†$‡‡ | mheathlóimis; mheathlódh muid; mheathlóchaimis$^†$; mheathlóchadh muid$^†$ / meathlóimis‡‡; meathlódh muid‡‡; meathlóchaimis$^†$‡‡; meathlóchadh muid$^†$‡‡ | mheathlódh sibh; mheathlóchadh sibh$^†$ / meathlódh sibh‡‡; meathlóchadh sibh$^†$‡‡ | mheathlóidís; mheathlódh siad; mheathlóchadh siad$^†$ / meathlóidís‡‡; meathlódh siad‡‡; meathlóchadh siad$^†$‡‡ | a mheathlódh; a mheathlóchadh$^†$ / a meathlódh*; a meathlóchadh*$^†$ | mheathlófaí; mheathlóchthaí$^†$ / meathlófaí‡‡; meathlóchthaí$^†$‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go meathlaí mé; go meathlaíod$^†$ | go meathlaí tú; go meathlaír$^†$ | go meathlaí sé, sí | go meathlaímid; go meathlaí muid | go meathlaí sibh | go meathlaí siad; go meathlaíd$^†$ | — | go meathlaítear |
| subjunctive | past | dá meathlaínn | dá meathlaíteá | dá meathlaíodh sé, sí | dá meathlaímis; dá meathlaíodh muid | dá meathlaíodh sibh | dá meathlaídís; dá meathlaíodh siad | — | dá meathlaítí |
| imperative | imperative | meathlaím | meathlaigh | meathlaíodh sé, sí | meathlaímis | meathlaígí; meathlaídh$^†$ | meathlaídís | — | meathlaítear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | meathlú | meathlú | meathlú | meathlú | meathlú | meathlú | meathlú | meathlú |
| past participle | past participle | meathlaithe | meathlaithe | meathlaithe | meathlaithe | meathlaithe | meathlaithe | meathlaithe | meathlaithe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis