fadó

See also: fado

Irish

Etymology 1

    Univerbation of fada (“long”) +‎ ó (“since”); compare i bhfad ó shin (“a long time ago”).

    Alternative forms

    • fad'ó (obsolete)

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    fadó

    1. long ago
    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “fadó”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
    • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fadó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

    Etymology 2

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      fadó m (genitive singular fadóite)

      1. alternative form of fadú: verbal noun of fadóigh
      Declension
      Declension of fadó (irregular, no plural)
      bare forms
      singular
      nominative fadó
      vocative a fhadó
      genitive fadóite
      dative fadó
      forms with the definite article
      singular
      nominative an fadó
      genitive an fhadóite
      dative leis an bhfadó
      don fhadó

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of fadó
      radical lenition eclipsis
      fadó fhadó bhfadó

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

      References

      1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 171, page 64
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