fostaithe

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Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠasˠt̪ˠəi̯/, /ˈfˠasˠt̪ˠai̯/, /ˈfˠasˠt̪ˠɔi̯/[1]

Verb

fostaithe

  1. past participle of fostaigh

Adjective

fostaithe

  1. employed
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

fostaithe m pl

  1. plural of fostaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of fostaithe
radical lenition eclipsis
fostaithe fhostaithe bhfostaithe

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 64
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