fadú

See also: fadu, fáðu, and fǎdù

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠaˈd̪ˠuː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠad̪ˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠad̪ˠu(ː)/

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish atúd, verbal noun of ad·daí.[1] By surface analysis, fadaigh +‎ -ú. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fadadh.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    fadú m (genitive singular fadaithe, nominative plural faduithe)

    1. verbal noun of fadaigh
    2. kindling
    Declension
    Declension of fadú (irregular)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative fadú faduithe
    vocative a fhadú a fhaduithe
    genitive fadaithe faduithe
    dative fadú faduithe
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an fadú na faduithe
    genitive an fhadaithe na bhfaduithe
    dative leis an bhfadú
    don fhadú     		leis na faduithe
    Synonyms

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

      From fadaigh +‎ -ú. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fadachadh.

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      fadú m (genitive singular fadaithe)

      1. verbal noun of fadaigh
      2. prolongation, extension, elongation
      Declension
      Declension of fadú (irregular, no plural)
      bare forms
      singular
      nominative fadú
      vocative a fhadú
      genitive fadaithe
      dative fadú
      forms with the definite article
      singular
      nominative an fadú
      genitive an fhadaithe
      dative leis an bhfadú
      don fhadú

      Further reading

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of fadú
      radical lenition eclipsis
      fadú fhadú bhfadú

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

      References

      1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ad·daí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “fadú”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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