fiaradh

Irish

Etymology 1

fiar (verbal noun suffix) +‎ -adh

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠu/

Noun

fiaradh m (genitive singular fiartha, nominative plural fiarthaí)

1. verbal noun of fiar
2. slant, tilt
3. warping, distortion
4. (geology, meteorology) shearing

Declension

Declension of fiaradh

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fiaradh fiarthaí Vocative a fhiaradh a fhiarthaí Genitive fiartha fiarthaí Dative fiaradh fiarthaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fiaradh na fiarthaí Genitive an fhiartha na bhfiarthaí Dative leis an bhfiaradh don fhiaradh leis na fiarthaí

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠu/

Verb

fiaradh

1. past indicative autonomous of fiar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈfʲiəɾˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈfʲiəɾˠəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈfʲiəɾˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈfʲiəɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈfʲiəɾˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈfʲiəɾˠu/

Verb

fiaradh

1. inflection of fiar:
   1. past subjunctive analytic
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fiaradh	fhiaradh	bhfiaradh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiaradh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fiaradh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fiaradh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

fiaradh m (genitive singular fiaraidh, plural fiaraidhean)

1. verbal noun of fiar
2. slant
3. squint (in eye)