freastalaí
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲɾʲasˠt̪ˠəˈl̪ˠiː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲasˠt̪ˠəlˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲasˠt̪ˠəlˠi/
Etymology 1 edit
From freastail (“to serve, attend to”) + -aí.
Noun edit
freastalaí m (genitive singular freastalaí, nominative plural freastalaithe)
Declension edit
Declension of freastalaí
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- banfhreastalaí (“waitress”)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
freastalaí
- inflection of freastalach (“attentive, ministrative, prompt at helping”):
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
freastalaí | fhreastalaí | bhfreastalaí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “freastalaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “freastalaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “freastalaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN