pósadh

See also: pòsadh

Irish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔːsˠu/

Noun

pósadh m (genitive singular pósta, nominative plural póstaí)

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

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠəɡ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠəvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɔːsˠu/

Verb

pósadh

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

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠəx/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈpˠoːsˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈpˠoːsˠəx/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈpˠoːsˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈpˠoːsˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈpˠɔːsˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈpˠɔːsˠu/

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.

Further reading

  • "pósadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “pósad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “pósadh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “pósadh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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