freagair

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡəɾʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲɨ̞ɡəɾʲ/[1]

Verb

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

  1. to answer

Conjugation

Mutation

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

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾʲekɪɾʲ/

Verb

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

  • 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

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

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