feadair
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ·fitir, conjunct form of ro·fitir (“know”), originally the perfect tense of ro·finnadar (“to find”), from Proto-Celtic *windeti (“find”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).
Verb
feadair (present indicative dependent forms only)
- to know (used only in questions or negative sentences)
- ní fheadar ― I don’t know
- an bhfeadraís... ? ― do you know... ?
- nach bhfeadair sé... ? ― doesn’t he know... ?
Conjugation
- first person singular: feadar
- second person singular: feadraís
- first person plural: feadramar
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| feadair | fheadair | bhfeadair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feadair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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