faigh bás

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “to find death”.

Verb

faigh bás (present analytic faigheann bás, future analytic gheobhaidh bás, verbal noun bás a fháil, past participle faighte bás)

1. to die (stop living)
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 193:

     Nuair a fuair sé bás, má bhí Máire brónach bhí sí sásta d’fhonn is go mbeadh an captaen óg le pósadh aici.

     When he died, even though Máire was sad, she was satisfied in the hope that the young captain would marry her.

Conjugation

conjugation of faigh bás: see faigh

Synonyms

• básaigh
• caill (in the autonomous; euphemistic)
• éag
• síothlaigh (euphemistic)