pósaid

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pˠoːsˠədʲ/

Verb

pósaid

  1. (Munster) third-person plural present indicative of pós

Usage notes

The equivalent in the standard language is the analytic construction pósann siad.

Mutation

Mutated forms of pósaid
radical lenition eclipsis
pósaid phósaid bpósaid

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

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spōnsus (“betrothed”), from spondeō.

Verb

pósaid (verbal noun pósad)

  1. marry

Descendants

  • Irish: pós
  • Manx: poose
  • Scottish Gaelic: pòs

Mutation

Mutation of pósaid
radical lenition nasalization
pósaid phósaid
or unchanged 		pósaid
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/

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

References

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