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achair

achair

Irish

Verb

achair ‎(present analytic achrann, future analytic acharfaidh, verbal noun achairt, past participle achartha)

(transitive) beseech

Conjugation

First Conjugation (B)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	achraim	achrann tú; achrair^†	achrann sé, sí	achraimid	achrann sibh	achrann siad; achraid^†	a achrann; a achras / a n-achrann; a n-achras	achairtear
	past	d'achair mé; d'achras / achair mé‡; achras‡	d'achair tú; d'achrais / achair tú‡; achrais‡	d'achair sé, sí / achair sé, sí‡	d'achramar; d'achair muid / achramar‡; achair muid‡	d'achair sibh; d'achrabhair / achair sibh‡; achrabhair‡	d'achair siad; d'achradar / achair siad; achradar‡	a d'achair / ar achair*	achradh; hachradh^†
	past habitual	d'achrainn / achrainn‡	d'achairteá / achairteá‡	d'achradh sé, sí / achradh sé, sí‡	d'achraimis; d'achradh muid / achraimis‡; achradh muid‡	d'achradh sibh / achradh sibh‡	d'achraidís; d'achradh siad / achraidís‡; achradh siad‡	a d'achradh; ar achradh*	d'achairtí / achairtí‡
	future	acharfaidh mé; acharfad	acharfaidh tú; acharfair^†	acharfaidh sé, sí	acharfaimid; acharfaidh muid	acharfaidh sibh	acharfaidh siad; acharfaid^†	a acharfaidh; a acharfas / a n-acharfaidh; a n-acharfas	acharfar
conditional		d'acharfainn / acharfainn‡	d'acharfá / acharfá‡	d'acharfadh sé, sí / acharfadh sé, sí‡	d'acharfaimis; d'acharfadh muid / acharfaimis‡; acharfadh muid‡	d'acharfadh sibh / acharfadh sibh‡	d'acharfaidís; d'acharfadh siad / acharfaidís‡; acharfadh siad‡	a d'acharfadh / ar acharfadh*	d'acharfaí / acharfaí‡
subjunctive	present	go n-achra mé; go n-achrad^†	go n-achra tú; go n-achrair^†	go n-achra sé, sí	go n-achraimid; go n-achra muid	go n-achra sibh	go n-achra siad; go n-achraid^†	—	go n-achairtear
subjunctive	past	dá n-achrainn	dá n-achairteá	dá n-achradh sé, sí	dá n-achraimis; dá n-achradh muid	dá n-achradh sibh	dá n-achraidís; dá n-achradh siad	—	dá n-achairtí
imperative		achraim	achair	achradh sé, sí	achraimis	achraigí; achraidh^†	achraidís	—	achairtear
verbal noun		achairt
past participle		achartha

*Indirect relative
† Dialect form
‡Dependent form

Etymology 2

Noun

achair m

genitive singular of achar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
achair	n-achair	hachair	t-achair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"achair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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