freagairt
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish frecairt (“the act of answering”), from frecra, frecrae, verbal noun of fris·gair (“answers, replies”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡəɾˠtʲ/[1]
Noun
freagairt f (genitive singular freagartha)
- verbal noun of freagair
- answering, answer; correspondence; responsibility; reaction, response
- (fishing) rise, bite
- attention, observance
- (geology) outcrop
Declension
Declension of freagairt
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (attention, observance): freagar
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| freagairt | fhreagairt | bhfreagairt |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 115
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish frecairt (“the act of answering”), from frecra, frecrae, verbal noun of fris·gair (“answers, replies”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɾʲekərˠʃtʲ/
Noun
freagairt f (genitive singular freagairt or freagairte, plural freagairtean)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| freagairt | fhreagairt |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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