fiaradh

Irish

Etymology 1

fiar (verbal noun suffix) +‎ -adh

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠu/

Noun

fiaradh m (genitive singular fiartha, nominative plural fiarthaí)

1. verbal noun of fiar
2. slant, tilt
3. warping, distortion
4. (geology, meteorology) shearing

Declension

Declension of fiaradh (irregular)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fiaradh fiarthaí vocative a fhiaradh a fhiarthaí genitive fiartha fiarthaí dative fiaradh fiarthaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fiaradh na fiarthaí genitive an fhiartha na bhfiarthaí dative leis an bhfiaradh don fhiaradh leis na fiarthaí

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠu/

Verb

fiaradh

1. past indicative autonomous of fiar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈfʲiəɾˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈfʲiəɾˠəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈfʲiəɾˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈfʲiəɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈfʲiəɾˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈfʲiəɾˠu/

Verb

fiaradh

1. inflection of fiar:
   1. past subjunctive analytic
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of fiaradh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fiaradh	fhiaradh	bhfiaradh

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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

fiaradh m (genitive singular fiaraidh, plural fiaraidhean)

1. verbal noun of fiar
2. slant
3. squint (in eye)