faigh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fagaib, the prototonic form of fo·gaib.

Pronunciation

Verb

faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte)

  1. get, obtain, procure, acquire, gain, receive
  2. find, come by
    Synonyms: aimsigh, tar ar

Usage notes

  • The past, future, and conditional undergo eclipsis rather than lenition after ní (“not”):
  • Ní bhfuair mé é ― I didn't find it

Conjugation

conjugation of faigh (irregular)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present faighim faigheann tú;
faighir† 		faigheann sé, sí faighimid;
faigheann muid 		faigheann sibh faigheann siad;
faighid† 		a fhaigheann; a fhaigheas /
a bhfaigheann*; a bhfaigheas* 		faightear
past fuair mé;
fuaireas 		fuair tú;
fuairis 		fuair sé, sí fuaireamar;
fuair muid 		fuair sibh;
fuaireabhair 		fuair siad;
fuaireadar 		a fuair /
a bhfuair* 		fuarthas;
fríoth(adh)†, fríth(eadh)†
past habitual d'fhaighinn /
fhaighinn‡; bhfaighinn‡‡ 		d'fhaighteá /
fhaighteá‡; bhfaighteᇇ 		d'fhaigheadh sé, sí /
fhaigheadh sé, sí‡; bhfaigheadh sé, s퇇 		d'fhaighimis; d'fhaigheadh muid /
fhaighimis‡; fhaigheadh muid‡; bhfaighimis‡‡; bhfaigheadh muid‡‡ 		d'fhaigheadh sibh /
fhaigheadh sibh‡; bhfaigheadh sibh‡‡ 		d'fhaighidís; d'fhaigheadh siad /
fhaighidís‡; fhaigheadh siad‡; bhfaighidís‡‡; bhfaigheadh siad‡‡ 		a d’fhaigheadh /
a bhfaigheadh* 		d’fhaightí /
fhaightí‡; bhfaight퇇
future independent gheobhaidh mé;
gheobhad 		gheobhaidh tú;
gheobhair† 		gheobhaidh sé, sí gheobhaimid;
gheobhaidh muid 		gheobhaidh sibh gheobhaidh siad;
gheobhaid† 		a gheobhaidh;
a gheobhas 		gheofar
future dependent faighidh mé;
faighead 		faighidh tú;
faighir† 		faighidh sé, sí faighimid;
faighidh muid 		faighidh sibh faighidh siad;
faighid† 		a bhfaighidh*;
a bhfaigheas* 		faighfear
conditional independent gheobhainn gheofá gheobhadh sé, sí gheobhaimis;
gheobhadh muid 		gheobhadh sibh gheobhaidís;
gheobhadh siad 		a gheobhadh gheofaí
conditional dependent faighinn faighfeá faigheadh sé, sí faighimis;
faigheadh muid 		faigheadh sibh faighidís;
faigheadh siad 		a bhfaigheadh* faighfí
subjunctive present go bhfaighe mé;
go bhfaighead† 		go bhfaighe tú;
go bhfaighir† 		go bhfaighe sé, sí go bhfaighimid;
go bhfaighe muid 		go bhfaighe sibh go bhfaighe siad;
go bhfaighid† 		— go bhfaightear
past dá bhfaighinn dá bhfaighteá dá bhfaigheadh sé, sí dá bhfaighimis;
dá bhfaigheadh muid 		dá bhfaigheadh sibh dá bhfaighidís;
dá bhfaigheadh siad 		— dá bhfaightí
imperative faighim faigh faigheadh sé, sí faighimis faighigí;
faighidh† 		faighidís — faightear
verbal noun fáil
past participle faighte; fachta†

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

The following independent forms of the present indicative and past habitual are found in older literature (the faigh- forms above are only dependent):

singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present indicative gheibhim gheibheann tú;
gheibh tú;
gheibhir 		gheibheann sé, sí;
gheibh sé, sí 		gheibhimid;
gheibh muid 		gheibheann sibh;
gheibh sibh 		gheibheann siad;
gheibh siad;
gheibhid 		a gheibheann;
a gheibh;
a gheibheas 		gheibhtear
past habitual gheibhinn gheibhteá gheibheadh sé, sí gheibhimis gheibheadh sibh gheibhidís;
gheibheadh siad 		a gheibheadh gheibhtí

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
faigh fhaigh bhfaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 103

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fo·gaib.

Pronunciation

Verb

faigh (past fhuair, future gheibh, verbal noun faighinn or faotainn, past participle faighte)

  1. get, obtain, receive
    An d'fhuair mi mo leabhar? - Fhuair. ― Did I get my book? - You did.
    Am faigh mi cothrom am gaoil? - Gheibh. ― Will I receive a chance at love? - You will.
    Am faigheadh tu an lèine sin dhomh? - Gheibheadh. ― Would you get that shirt for me? - I would.
  2. find
    Mar as àbhaist, fhuair sinn san taigh-seinnse e. ― As usual, we found him in the pub.
  3. achieve, exert (impersonal forms only)
    'S math a fhuaras thu! ― You have done well!

Conjugation

Conjugation of faigh (irregular)
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past fhuair mi fhuair thu fhuair e/i fhuair sinn fhuair sibh fhuair iad fhuaras
fhuaradh
future gheibh mi gheibh thu gheibh e/i gheibh sinn gheibh sibh gheibh iad gheibhear
gheibhtear
conditional gheibhinn gheibheadh tu gheibheadh e/i gheibheadh sinn
gheibheamaid 		gheibheadh sibh gheibheadh iad gheibhte(adh)
gheibhist(e)1
negative past cha d' fhuair mi cha d' fhuair thu cha d' fhuair e/i cha d' fhuair sinn cha d' fhuair sibh cha d' fhuair iad cha d' fhuaras
cha d' fhuaradh
future chan fhaigh mi chan fhaigh thu chan fhaigh e/i chan fhaigh sinn chan fhaigh sibh chan fhaigh iad chan fhaighear
chan fhaightear
conditional chan fhaighinn chan fhaigheadh tu chan fhaigheadh e/i chan fhaigheadh sinn
chan fhaigheamaid 		chan fhaigheadh sibh chan fhaigheadh iad chan fhaighte(adh)
chan fhaighist(e)1
affirmative
interrogative 		past an d' fhuair mi? an d' fhuair thu? an d' fhuair e/i? an d' fhuair sinn? an d' fhuair sibh? an d' fhuair iad? an d' fhuaras?
an d' fhuaradh?
future am faigh mi? am faigh thu? am faigh e/i? am faigh sinn? am faigh sibh? am faigh iad? am faighear?
am faightear?
conditional am faighinn? am faigheadh tu? am faigheadh e/i? am faigheadh sinn?
am faigheamaid? 		am faigheadh sibh? am faigheadh iad? am faighte(adh)?
am faighist(e)?1
negative
interrogative 		past nach d' fhuair mi? nach d' fhuair thu? nach d' fhuair e/i? nach d' fhuair sinn? nach d' fhuair sibh? nach d' fhuair iad? nach d' fhuaras?
nach d' fhuaradh?
future nach faigh mi? nach faigh thu? nach faigh e/i? nach faigh sinn? nach faigh sibh? nach faigh iad? nach faighear?
nach faightear?
conditional nach faighinn? nach faigheadh tu? nach faigheadh e/i? nach faigheadh sinn?
nach faigheamaid? 		nach faigheadh sibh? nach faigheadh iad? nach faighte(adh)?
nach faighist(e)?1
relative future (a) gheibh mi (a) gheibh thu (a) gheibh e/i (a) gheibh sinn (a) gheibh sibh (a) gheibh iad (a) gheibhear
(a) gheibhtear
imperative faigheam! faigh! faigheadh e/i! faigheamaid! faighibh! faigheadh iad! faighear!
faightear!
verbal noun faighinn, faotainn
past participle faighte

1 Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
faigh fhaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yola

Noun

faigh

  1. Alternative form of faaighe
    • 1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR:
      F. daaily, faigh, gaay, haail, laay, paay, waaite.
      E. daily, faith, gay, hail, lay, pay, wait.

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 14
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