fiafraigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fiafruigh (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish fíarfaigid, íarfaigid, from Old Irish ·íarfaig, prototonic form of íarmi·foig, i.e. íarmi- + fo- + ·saig (seek out), from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom + *uɸo + *sagyo- (to seek), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi + *upo + *seh₂g- (to seek).

Pronunciation

  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiəɾˠə/ (as if spelled fiarthaigh)

Verb

fiafraigh (present analytic fiafraíonn, future analytic fiafróidh, verbal noun fiafraí, past participle fiafraithe)

  1. ask, inquire

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fiafraigh fhiafraigh bhfiafraigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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