fhasa

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

asa, fasa, fusa, fusadh

Etymology

From archaic asa, from Old Irish ussa. The initial f- of Scottish Gaelic comes from a misinterpretation of asa as fhasa in lenition environments. Compare Irish fusa.

Adjective

fhasa

comparative degree of furasta
A bheil sin nas fhasa? ― Is it easier?

(Is e) seo an dòigh as fhasa. ― This is the easiest way.

Cha robh e na b' fhasa idir. ― It wasn't easier at all.

Mutation

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

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 usa, ussa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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