fuair
Irish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish ·fúair (third-person singular preterite conjunct of fo·gaib), from Proto-Celtic *wewore, reduplicated preterite of *wereti.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfuair
- past indicative analytic of faigh (undergoes eclipsis rather than lenition after ní)
- Ní bhfuair mé é. ― I didn’t find it.
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editfuair
- (Munster) second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of fuaigh
- Fuair rudaí le chéile. ― You stitch things together.
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfuair
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fuair | fhuair | bhfuair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 103
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 47