fúthu

Irish

Alternative forms

faofa (Ulster)

Etymology

From Old Irish foïb.

Pronunciation

(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /fˠuːbˠ/^[1] (as if spelled fúthab)
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːfˠə/^[2] (corresponding to the form faofa)

Pronoun

fúthu (emphatic fúthusan)

third-person plural of faoi

References

^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 305
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 311, page 110

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