agair
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Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]agair (present analytic agraíonn, future analytic agróidh, verbal noun agairt, past participle agartha)
- (transitive) plead, entreat
- (transitive, with ar) avenge, retribute
- (transitive, law) sue
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of agair (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]agair m sg
Mutation
[edit]radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
---|---|---|---|
agair | n-agair | hagair | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ad·gair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “agair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]agair
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
agair (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-agair |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ad·gair. Compare Irish agair (“plead, entreat, sue”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]agair (past dh'agair, future agairidh, verbal noun agairt)
- claim, demand
- petition
- (transitive, with air) crave
- Tha mi ag agairt air seòclaid. ― I'm craving chocolate.
Derived terms
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- ga:Law
- Irish second-conjugation verbs
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- Old Irish non-lemma forms
- Old Irish verb forms
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