frása
Irish
Etymology
From English or French phrase, from Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”), from φράζω (phrázō, “I tell, express”).
Noun
frása m (genitive singular frása, nominative plural frásaí)
- (linguistics, grammar) phrase (group of two or more words that express an idea but do not form a complete sentence)
- phrase (short written or spoken expression)
Declension
Declension of frása
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| frása | fhrása | bhfrása |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “frása” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- "frása" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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