freagair

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡəɾʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲɨ̞ɡəɾʲ/[1]

Verb

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

  1. to answer

Conjugation

Mutation

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

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾʲekɪɾʲ/

Verb

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

  • 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

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

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