freagair

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ·frecair, prototonic form of fris·gair, from fri (“against”) + gairid (“calls”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈfʲɾʲaɡəɾʲ]

Verb

freagair (present analytic freagraíonn, future analytic freagróidh, verbal noun freagairt, past participle freagartha)

1. to answer

Conjugation

Second Conjugation

Finite forms

	Analytic	1st sing.	2d sing.	3d sing.	Autonomous
		1st pl.	2d pl.	3d pl.
Present	freagraíonn	freagraím	freagraír*		freagraítear
		freagraímid		freagraíd*
Imperfect	d'fhreagraíodh	d'fhreagraínn	d'fhreagraíteá		d'fhreagraítí
		d'fhreagraímis		d'fhreagraídís
Past	d'fhreagair	d'fhreagraíos*	d'fhreagrís*		freagraíodh
		d'fhreagraíomar	d'fhreagraíobhar*	d'fhreagraíodar*
Future	freagróidh	freagród*	freagróir*		freagrófar
		freagróimid		freagróid*
Conditional	d'fhreagródh	d'fhreagróinn	d'fhreagrófá		d'fhreagrófaí
		d'fhreagróimis		d'fhreagróidís
Present subjunctive	freagraí	freagraíod*	freagraír*		freagraítear
		freagraímid		freagraíd*
Past subjunctive	freagraíodh	freagraínn	freagraíteá		freagraítí
		freagraímis		freagraídís
Imperative	freagraíodh	freagraím	freagair		freagraítear
		freagraímis	freagraígí; freagraídh*	freagraídís
*(Nonstandard)

Past participle

freagartha

Verbal noun

freagairt

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
freagair	fhreagair	bhfreagair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish frecraim, from Old Irish frisgart

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfrʲekɪrʲ/

Verb

freagair (verbal noun freagairt)

1. answer, reply

   Freagair an duine. - Answer the man.

2. suit, befit
3. match, fit, correspond to, tally

Usage notes

• In the senses "suit", "fit" etc used with the prepositions do, ri and air:

  Am freagair an còta dhomh/rium/orm? - Will the coat suit me?

Derived terms

• freagair a chèile