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pósadh

pósadh

See also: pòsadh

Irish

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠəx/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠətʲ/ (before sé, sí, sibh, siad); /ˈpˠoːsˠəx/ (elsewhere)
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠətʲ/ (before sé, sí, sibh, siad); /ˈpˠoːsˠuː/ (elsewhere)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔːsˠətʲ/ (before sé, sí, sibh, siad); /ˈpˠɔːsˠu/ (elsewhere)

Noun

pósadh m ‎(genitive singular pósta, nominative plural póstaí)

  1. verbal noun of pós
  2. (state, ceremony of) marriage
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

pósadh

  1. past indicative autonomous of pós
  2. past subjunctive analytic of pós
  3. third-person singular imperative of pós

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pósadh phósadh bpósadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "pósadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “pósad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Etymology

From Middle Irish pósad m ‎(“the act of marrying or espousing, marriage”), verbal noun of pósaid ‎(“marries”); synchronically, pós +‎ -adh.

Pronunciation

Verbal noun:

  • (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔːsˠu/

Past indicative autonomous:

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠəɡ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠəvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔːsˠu/

Past subjunctive analytic and third-person singular imperative:

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