freagra

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish frecrae, verbal noun of fris·gair.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡəɾˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡɾˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲɨ̞ɡɾˠə/

Noun

freagra m (genitive singular freagra, nominative plural freagracha)

1. answer
2. reply
3. response

Declension

Declension of freagra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative freagra freagracha Vocative a fhreagra a fhreagracha Genitive freagra freagracha Dative freagra freagracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an freagra na freagracha Genitive an fhreagra na bhfreagracha Dative leis an bhfreagra don fhreagra leis na freagracha

Derived terms

• ainfhreagra (“short answer”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
freagra	fhreagra	bhfreagra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “frecrae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “freagra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN