pósaid

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pˠoːsˠədʲ/

Verb

pósaid

1. (Munster) third-person plural present indicative of pós

Usage notes

The equivalent in the standard language is the analytic construction pósann siad.

Mutation

Mutated forms of pósaid

radical	lenition	eclipsis
pósaid	phósaid	bpósaid

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

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spōnsus (“betrothed”), from spondeō.

Verb

pósaid (verbal noun pósad)

1. marry

Descendants

• Irish: pós
• Manx: poos
• Scottish Gaelic: pòs

Mutation

Mutation of pósaid

radical	lenition	nasalization
pósaid	phósaid	pósaid pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pósaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language