fostaigh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish fastaid, fostaid, fostaigid, from Old Irish ·asstai, prototonic form of ad·suidi (stop, detain). For the initial f- compare fuar, fás, féad.

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

Mutated forms of fostaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
fostaigh fhostaigh bhfostaigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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