d'fhiacha

Irish

Alternative forms

  • d'fhiachaibh (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

Literally, “of debts”

Pronunciation

Adverb

d’fhiacha

  1. incumbent [with ar ‘upon’]
    • 1906, E. C. Quiggin, A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73:
      tα: ʃɛ jiəχfwi: ɔrəm
      [Tá sé d’fhiacha orm.]
      It is incumbent upon me.

Derived terms

  • cuir d'fhiacha ar (“to enjoin”)

References

  1. ^ “d'fhiacha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 191, page 73

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