fadó fadó

Irish

Etymology

Reduplication of fadó (“long ago”).

Adverb

fadó fadó

1. (used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fadó fadó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN