únfairt

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ionfairt, unfairt, únfartach, únfartaíl, únthairt, uthairt[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuːn̪ˠhəɾˠtʲ/[2] (corresponding to the spelling únthairt)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʊxəɾˠtʲ/[3] (corresponding to the spelling uthairt)

Noun

únfairt f (genitive singular únfairte)

  1. (act of) rolling around, wallowing (acting as a verbal noun for a verb with no finite forms)

Declension

Declension of únfairt (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative únfairt
vocative a únfairt
genitive únfairte
dative únfairt
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an únfairt
genitive na húnfairte
dative leis an únfairt
don únfairt

Derived terms

  • únfairteach
  • únfartálaí

References

  1. ^ “únfairt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, 9, 27
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 43, page 20

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