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pósaid

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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pósaid

  1. (Munster) third-person plural present indicative of pós

Usage notes

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The equivalent in the standard language is the analytic construction pósann siad.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of pósaid
radical lenition eclipsis
pósaid phósaid bpósaid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin spōnsus (“betrothed”), from spondeō.

Verb

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pósaid (verbal noun pósad)

  1. marry

Descendants

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  • Irish: pós
  • Manx: poose
  • Scottish Gaelic: pòs

Mutation

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Mutation of pósaid
radical lenition nasalization
pósaid phósaid pósaid
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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