fústar

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

fústar m (genitive singular fústair)

1. flurry, fuss, fidgetiness

Declension

Declension of fústar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fústar Vocative a fhústair Genitive fústair Dative fústar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fústar Genitive an fhústair Dative leis an bhfústar don fhústar

Derived terms

• fústrach (“fussy, fidgety”, adjective)
• fústráil f (“(act of) fussing, fidgeting”)

 

Related terms

• fústaire m, fústrach m, fústrálaí m (“fussy, fidgety, person”)

Descendants

• → English: fooster

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fústar	fhústar	bhfústar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fústar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fústar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 341
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fústar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fústar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024