fanacht

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠəˈn̪ˠɑxt̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɑnəxt̪ˠ/
• (Connemara, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠanˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠan̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠanˠa(x)t̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠan̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

fanacht m (genitive singular fanachta)

1. verbal noun of fan
2. wait, stay, waiting
3. (law) stay

Declension

Declension of fanacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative fanacht vocative a fhanacht genitive fanachta dative fanacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fanacht genitive an fhanachta dative leis an bhfanacht don fhanacht

Synonyms

• anamhain, anamhaint, anmhain

Mutation

Mutated forms of fanacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fanacht	fhanacht	bhfanacht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fanacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fanacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fanacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024