fústar
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
fústar m (genitive singular fústair)
- flurry, fuss, fidgetiness
Declension
Declension of fústar
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- fústrach (“fussy, fidgety”, adjective)
- fústráil f (“(act of) fussing, fidgeting”)
Related terms
- fústaire m, fústrach m, fústrálaí m (“fussy, fidgety, person”)
Descendants
- → English: fooster
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fústar | fhústar | bhfústar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fústar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “fústar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 341
- Entries containing “fústar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fústar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.