fanacht

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠəˈn̪ˠɑxt̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑnəxt̪ˠ/[2]
  • (Connemara, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈfˠanˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠan̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠanˠa(x)t̪ˠ/, /ˈfˠan̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/[3]

Noun

fanacht m (genitive singular fanachta)

  1. verbal noun of fan
  2. wait, stay, waiting
  3. (law) stay

Declension

Declension of fanacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative fanacht
vocative a fhanacht
genitive fanachta
dative fanacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an fanacht
genitive an fhanachta
dative leis an bhfanacht
don fhanacht

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fanacht
radical lenition eclipsis
fanacht fhanacht bhfanacht

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 24, page 15
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 102
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 244, page 88

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