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-adh
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adh ADH ádh adh-
Irish
Alternative forms
ga -eadh slender form
Etymology 1
From ga sga -ad, from the thematic vowel of the various verb stems + ga cel-pro *-tus.
Pronunciation
ga Munster,Galway /ə/
ga Mayo,Ulster /uː/
Suffix
n m genitive singular ga -ta genitive
ga verbal noun Creates the regular verbal noun of first-conjugation verbs.
Usage notes
May be used as a noun, which then decline as third-declension masculine nouns (which may or may not have a plural):
ga mol praise v moladh m praise n
Derived terms
ga
See also
ga -ú
Etymology 2
From ga sga -ad, from the thematic vowel of the various verb stems + ga cel-pro *-to.
Pronunciation
ga Munster /əɡ/
ga Galway /əvˠ/
ga Mayo,Ulster /uː/
Suffix
i
ga past autonomous Autonomous ending of first-conjugation verbs in the past indicative tense.
See also
ga -aíodh second-conjugation broad form
ga -íodh second-conjugation slender form
Etymology 3
From ga sga -ad, from the thematic vowel of the various verb stems + ga cel-pro *-to.
Pronunciation
ga Munster /əx/
ga Galway /ətʲ/ before ga sé, ga sí, ga sibh, ga siad /əx/ elsewhere
ga Mayo,Ulster /ətʲ/ before ga sé, ga sí, ga sibh, ga siad 130 391 /uː/ elsewhere
Suffix
i
ga past habitual Analytic ending of first-conjugation verbs in the past habitual tense
ga past subjunctive Analytic ending of first-conjugation verbs in the past subjunctive mood
ga imperative Third-person singular ending of first-conjugation verbs in the imperative mood
See also
ga -ódh second-conjugation broad form
ga -eodh second-conjugation slender form
References
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Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
gd -eadh slender form
Etymology 1
From gd sga -ad, from the thematic vowel of the various verb stems + gd cel-pro *-tus.
Pronunciation
gd /əɣ/ Hebrides,Lochaber,Kintyre
gd /ək/ Ross-shire,West Inverness-shire,Arran
gd /əv/ Mid Argyll
gd /ʊ/ Sutherland,Tain area
gd /ə/ South Lorn,Cowal
Suffix
m
gd verbal noun Regular verbal noun ending.
Usage notes
May be used as a noun, which then decline as third-declension masculine nouns (which may or may not have a plural):
gd mol praise v moladh m praise n
Derived terms
gd
See also
gd -aigeadh
gd -ail
gd -amh
gd -ainn
Etymology 2
From gd sga -ad, from the thematic vowel of the various verb stems + gd cel-pro *-to.
Pronunciation
gd /əɣ/
Suffix
gd past autonomous Autonomous ending of verbs in the past indicative tense
gd conditional Analytic ending of verbs in the conditional tense
gd imperative Third-person singular ending of verbs in the imperative mood