freagra

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish frecrae, verbal noun of fris·gair.

Pronunciation

Noun

freagra m (genitive singular freagra, nominative plural freagracha)

  1. answer
  2. reply
  3. response

Declension

Declension of freagra (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative freagra freagracha
vocative a fhreagra a fhreagracha
genitive freagra freagracha
dative freagra freagracha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an freagra na freagracha
genitive an fhreagra na bhfreagracha
dative leis an bhfreagra
don fhreagra 		leis na freagracha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of freagra
radical lenition eclipsis
freagra fhreagra bhfreagra

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

References

  1. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 259, page 53
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 60, page 14
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 106, page 42
  4. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 132, page 47; reprinted 1979

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