Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

pósaid

  1. (Munster) third-person plural present indicative of pós

Usage notes edit

The equivalent in the standard language is the analytic construction pósann siad.

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pósaid phósaid bpósaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin spōnsus (betrothed), from spondeō.

Verb edit

pósaid (verbal noun pósad)

  1. marry

Descendants edit

  • Irish: pós
  • Manx: poos
  • Scottish Gaelic: pòs

Mutation edit

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
pósaid phósaid pósaid
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit