freastalaí
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Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲɾʲasˠt̪ˠəˈl̪ˠiː/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲasˠt̪ˠəlˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲasˠt̪ˠəlˠi/
Etymology 1
[edit]From freastail (“to serve, attend to”) + -aí.
Noun
[edit]freastalaí m (genitive singular freastalaí, nominative plural freastalaithe)
Declension
[edit]Declension of freastalaí
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- banfhreastalaí (“waitress”)
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
[edit]freastalaí
- inflection of freastalach (“attentive, ministrative, prompt at helping”):
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
freastalaí | fhreastalaí | bhfreastalaí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “freastalaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “freastalaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “freastalaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN