freastalaí

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fʲɾʲasˠt̪ˠəˈl̪ˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲasˠt̪ˠəlˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɾʲasˠt̪ˠəlˠi/

Etymology 1

From freastail (“to serve, attend to”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

freastalaí m (genitive singular freastalaí, nominative plural freastalaithe)

1. waiter; attendant, helper
2. (computing) server

Declension

Declension of freastalaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative freastalaí freastalaithe vocative a fhreastalaí a fhreastalaithe genitive freastalaí freastalaithe dative freastalaí freastalaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an freastalaí na freastalaithe genitive an fhreastalaí na bhfreastalaithe dative leis an bhfreastalaí don fhreastalaí leis na freastalaithe

Derived terms

• banfhreastalaí (“waitress”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

freastalaí

1. inflection of freastalach (“attentive, ministrative, prompt at helping”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of freastalaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
freastalaí	fhreastalaí	bhfreastalaí

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “freastalaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “freastalaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “freastalaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN