déarfadh
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːɾˠhəx/
- (Galway) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈdʲeːɾˠ(h)ətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈdʲeːɾˠ(h)əx/[1]
- (Mayo) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhu/
Verb edit
déarfadh
- conditional analytic of abair
Usage notes edit
Like all d-initial forms of abair, this term is immune to lenition. It does however undergo eclipsis after the interrogative particle an.
References edit
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 78