Irish
Etymology
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Noun
fústar m (genitive singular fústair)
- flurry, fuss, fidgetiness
Declension
Declension of fústar (first declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
- fústrach (“fussy, fidgety”, adjective)
- fústráil f (“(act of) fussing, fidgeting”)
- fústaire m, fústrach m, fústrálaí m (“fussy, fidgety, person”)
Descendants
Mutation
Mutated forms of fústar
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lenition
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eclipsis
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fhústar
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bhfústar
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fústar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fústar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 341
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fústar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fústar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025