freagair

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to answer

Conjugation[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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[edit]

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

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “freagair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN