Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish ·frecair, prototonic form of fris·gair, from frith- (against) + gairid (calls).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

freagair (present analytic freagraíonn, future analytic freagróidh, verbal noun freagairt, past participle freagartha)

  1. to answer

Conjugation edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
freagair fhreagair bhfreagair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 94

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish ·frecair, prototonic form of fris·gair, from fri (against) + gairid (calls).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

freagair (past fhreagair, future freagairidh, verbal noun freagairt, past participle freagairte)

  1. answer, reply
    Freagair an duine.Answer the man.
  2. suit, befit
  3. match, fit, correspond to, tally

Usage notes edit

  • In the senses "suit", "fit" etc used with the prepositions do, ri and air:
    Am freagair an còta dhomh/rium/orm?Will the coat suit me?

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
freagair fhreagair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “freagair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN