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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pósaid phósaid bpósaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spōnsus (betrothed), from spondeō.

Verb

pósaid (verbal noun pósad)

  1. marry

Descendants

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

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
pósaidphósaidpósaid
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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