freagra

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish frecrae, verbal noun of fris·gair.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡəɾˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲaɡɾˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲɨ̞ɡɾˠə/

Noun

freagra m (genitive singular freagra, nominative plural freagracha)

1. answer
2. reply
3. response

Declension

Declension of freagra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative freagra freagracha vocative a fhreagra a fhreagracha genitive freagra freagracha dative freagra freagracha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an freagra na freagracha genitive an fhreagra na bhfreagracha dative leis an bhfreagra don fhreagra leis na freagracha

Derived terms

• ainfhreagra (“short answer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of freagra

radical	lenition	eclipsis
freagra	fhreagra	bhfreagra

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “frecrae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “freagra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN