d'fhiacha

Irish

Alternative forms

• d'fhiachaibh (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally, “of debts”

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /(ə)ˈjiəxfˠi/

Adverb

d’fhiacha

1. incumbent [+ ar (object) = upon]
   • 1906, E. C. Quiggin, A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73:

     tα: ʃɛ jiəχfwi: ɔrəm

     Tá sé d’fhiacha orm. (conventional orthography)

     It is incumbent upon me.

Derived terms

• cuir d'fhiacha ar (“to enjoin”)

Further reading

• “d'fhiacha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “d'fhiacha”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 311
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “d'fhiacha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “d'fhiacha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024