fadó

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See also: fado

Irish

Etymology 1

Univerbation of fada (“long”) +‎ ó (“since”); compare i bhfad ó shin (“a long time ago”)

Alternative forms

fad'ó (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /fˠaˈd̪ˠoː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠaˈd̪ˠɔː/

Adverb

fadó

long ago

Derived terms

fadó fadó

Further reading

“fadó”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fadó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠəˈd̪ˠoː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠad̪ˠoː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠad̪ˠɔ/

Noun

fadó m (genitive singular fadóite)

Alternative form of fadú: verbal noun of fadóigh

Declension

Declension of fadó

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	fadó
Vocative	a fhadó
Genitive	fadóite
Dative	fadó

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an fadó
Genitive	an fhadóite
Dative	leis an bhfadó don fhadó

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fadó	fhadó	bhfadó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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