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fostaigh

fostaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

Verb

fostaigh (present analytic fostaíonn, future analytic fostóidh, verbal noun fostú, past participle fostaithe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. catch, hold fast, grip
  2. engage, retain in service; hire, employ

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fostaigh fhostaigh bhfostaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "fostaigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • fostaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • ad·suidi” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.