déarfadh
Irish
Alternative forms
- adéarfadh, deurfadh (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːɾˠhəx/
- (Galway) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhəx/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈdʲeːɾˠhu/
Verb
déarfadh
- conditional analytic of abair
Usage notes
Like all d-initial forms of abair, this term is immune to lenition. It does however undergo eclipsis after the interrogative particle an.