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Irish
Etymology
From for- (“over”) + gabh (“take”)
Pronunciation
Verb
forghabh (present analytic forghabhann, future analytic forghabhfaidh, verbal noun forghabháil, past participle forghafa)
- to usurp
Conjugation
verbal noun
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forghabháil
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past participle
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forghafa
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tense
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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forghabhaim
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forghabhann tú; forghabhair†
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forghabhann sé, sí
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forghabhaimid
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forghabhann sibh
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forghabhann siad; forghabhaid†
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a fhorghabhann; a fhorghabhas / a bhforghabhann*
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forghabhtar
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past
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d'fhorghabh mé; d'fhorghabhas / fhorghabh mé‡; fhorghabhas‡
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d'fhorghabh tú; d'fhorghabhais / fhorghabh tú; fhorghabhais‡
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d'fhorghabh sé, sí / fhorghabh sé, sí‡
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d'fhorghabhamar; d'fhorghabh muid / fhorghabhamar; fhorghabh muid‡
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d'fhorghabh sibh; d'fhorghabhabhair / fhorghabh sibh; fhorghabhabhair‡
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d'fhorghabh siad; d'fhorghabhadar / fhorghabh siad; fhorghabhadar‡
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a d'fhorghabh / ar fhorghabh*
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forghabhadh
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past habitual
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d'fhorghabhainn / fhorghabhainn‡; bhforghabhainn‡‡
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d'fhorghabhtá / fhorghabhtá‡; bhforghabhtᇇ
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d'fhorghabhadh sé, sí / fhorghabhadh sé, sí‡; bhforghabhadh sé, s퇇
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d'fhorghabhaimis; d'fhorghabhadh muid / fhorghabhaimis; fhorghabhadh muid‡; bhforghabhaimis‡‡; bhforghabhadh muid‡‡
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d'fhorghabhadh sibh / fhorghabhadh sibh‡; bhforghabhadh sibh‡‡
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d'fhorghabhaidís; d'fhorghabhadh siad / fhorghabhaidís; fhorghabhadh siad‡; bhforghabhaidís‡‡; bhforghabhadh siad‡‡
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a d'fhorghabhadh / a bhforghabhadh*
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d'fhorghabhtaí / fhorghabhtaí‡; bhforghabhta퇇
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future
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forghabhfaidh mé; forghabhfad
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forghabhfaidh tú; forghabhfair†
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forghabhfaidh sé, sí
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forghabhfaimid; forghabhfaidh muid
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forghabhfaidh sibh
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forghabhfaidh siad; forghabhfaid†
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a fhorghabhfaidh; a fhorghabhfas / a bhforghabhfaidh*
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forghabhfar
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conditional
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d'fhorghabhfainn / fhorghabhfainn‡; bhforghabhfainn‡‡
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d'fhorghabhfá / fhorghabhfá‡; bhforghabhfᇇ
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d'fhorghabhfadh sé, sí / fhorghabhfadh sé, sí‡; bhforghabhfadh sé, s퇇
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d'fhorghabhfaimis; d'fhorghabhfadh muid / fhorghabhfaimis‡; fhorghabhfadh muid‡; bhforghabhfaimis‡‡; bhforghabhfadh muid‡‡
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d'fhorghabhfadh sibh / fhorghabhfadh sibh‡; bhforghabhfadh sibh‡‡
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d'fhorghabhfaidís; d'fhorghabhfadh siad / fhorghabhfaidís‡; fhorghabhfadh siad‡; bhforghabhfaidís‡‡; bhforghabhfadh siad‡‡
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a d'fhorghabhfadh / a bhforghabhfadh*
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d'fhorghabhfaí / fhorghabhfaí‡; bhforghabhfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go bhforghabha mé; go bhforghabhad†
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go bhforghabha tú; go bhforghabhair†
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go bhforghabha sé, sí
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go bhforghabhaimid; go bhforghabha muid
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go bhforghabha sibh
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go bhforghabha siad; go bhforghabhaid†
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—
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go bhforghabhtar
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past
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dá bhforghabhainn
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dá bhforghabhtá
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dá bhforghabhadh sé, sí
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dá bhforghabhaimis; dá bhforghabhadh muid
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dá bhforghabhadh sibh
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dá bhforghabhaidís; dá bhforghabhadh siad
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—
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dá bhforghabhtaí
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imperative
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–
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forghabhaim
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forghabh
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forghabhadh sé, sí
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forghabhaimis
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forghabhaigí; forghabhaidh†
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forghabhaidís
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—
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forghabhtar
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Synonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- “forghabh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “forghabh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “forghabh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “forġaḃaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 480; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN