fhathast

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fo-dechtsa, from Old Irish in fecht so (“at this time, now”). Cognate with Irish feasta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.əs̪t̪/

Usage notes

• Despite fh usually being silent in Scottish Gaelic it is always pronounced /h/ in fhathast, as well as in fhèin and fhuair.

Adverb

fhathast

1. still
   • Murdo MacFarlane, c.1980 [1]:

     ach fhathast tha beò cànan nan Gàidheal - but the Gaelic language still lives.

2. yet

   chan eil mòran Gàidhlig aice fhathast - she does not speak much Gaelic yet.

Synonyms

• fòs (high register)