fágtha

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Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fágtha

  1. left, abandoned, forsaken
  2. left behind, lagging
  3. backward, unprogressive
  4. helpless
  5. good-for-nothing

Participle[edit]

fágtha

  1. past participle of fág (leave)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fágtha fhágtha bhfágtha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 20
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 104

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