freagairt

Irish

Alternative forms

• freagaradh, freagradh

Etymology

From Old Irish frecairt (“the act of answering”), from frecra, frecrae, verbal noun of fris·gair (“answers, replies”). By surface analysis, freagair +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡəɾˠtʲ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡɾˠuː/ (corresponding to the form freagradh)

Noun

freagairt f (genitive singular freagartha)

1. verbal noun of freagair
2. answering, answer; correspondence; responsibility; reaction, response
3. (fishing) rise, bite
4. attention, observance
5. (geology) outcrop

Declension

Declension of freagairt (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative freagairt vocative a fhreagairt genitive freagartha dative freagairt forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fhreagairt genitive na freagartha dative leis an bhfreagairt don fhreagairt

Synonyms

• (attention, observance): freagar

Mutation

Mutated forms of freagairt

radical	lenition	eclipsis
freagairt	fhreagairt	bhfreagairt

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) “freagairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish frecairt (“the act of answering”), from frecra, frecrae, verbal noun of fris·gair (“answers, replies”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾʲekərˠʃtʲ/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɤkərˠt̪/, [ˈfɾɤkəʈˠ]
• (Barra) IPA^(key): [ˈfɾe̠kəʂtʲ]

Noun

freagairt f (genitive singular freagairt or freagairte, plural freagairtean)

1. verbal noun of freagair
2. answer
3. reply

Mutation

Mutation of freagairt

radical	lenition
freagairt	fhreagairt

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