fostaigh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish fastaid, fostaid, fostaigid, from Old Irish ·asstai, prototonic form of ad·suidi (stop, detain). For the initial f- compare fuar, fás, féad.

Verb

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fostaigh (present analytic fostaíonn, future analytic fostóidh, verbal noun fostú, past participle fostaithe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. catch, hold fast, grip
  2. engage, retain in service; hire, employ

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fostaigh fhostaigh bhfostaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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