freagra

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish frecrae, verbal noun of fris·gair.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡəɾˠə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡɾˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲɨ̞ɡɾˠə/[1]

Noun

freagra m (genitive singular freagra, nominative plural freagracha)

  1. answer
  2. reply
  3. response

Declension
Declension of freagra

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative freagra freagracha
Vocative a fhreagra a fhreagracha
Genitive freagra freagracha
Dative freagra freagracha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an freagra na freagracha
Genitive an fhreagra na bhfreagracha
Dative leis an bhfreagra

don fhreagra

 leis na freagracha

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
freagra fhreagra bhfreagra
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 42

Further reading
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