pósadh

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See also: pòsadh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish pósad m (“the act of marrying or espousing, marriage”), verbal noun of pósaid (“marries”). By surface analysis, pós +‎ -adh (verbal noun ending).

Pronunciation

Noun

pósadh m (genitive singular pósta, nominative plural póstaí)

  1. verbal noun of pós (“marry”)
  2. (state, ceremony of) marriage
Declension
Declension of pósadh

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pósadh póstaí
Vocative a phósadh a phóstaí
Genitive pósta póstaí
Dative pósadh póstaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an pósadh na póstaí
Genitive an phósta na bpóstaí
Dative leis an bpósadh

don phósadh

leis na póstaí
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

pósadh

  1. past indicative autonomous of pós (“marry”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

pósadh

  1. inflection of pós (“marry”):
    1. past subjunctive analytic
    2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pósadh phósadh bpósadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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