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faigh

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fagaib, the prototonic form of fo·gaib.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte)

  1. get, obtain, procure, acquire, gain, receive
  2. find, come by
    Synonyms: aimsigh, tar ar

Usage notes

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  • The past, future, and conditional undergo eclipsis rather than lenition after (not):
  • bhfuair mé éI didn't find it

Conjugation

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Conjugation of faigh (irregular)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present faighim faigheann tú;
faighir
faigheann sé, sí faighimid;
faigheann muid
faigheann sibh faigheann siad;
faighid
a fhaigheann; a fhaigheas faightear
past fuair mé;
fuaireas
fuair tú;
fuairis
fuair sé, sí fuaireamar;
fuair muid
fuair sibh;
fuaireabhair
fuair siad;
fuaireadar
a fuair fuarthas;
fríoth(adh), fríth(eadh)
past habitual d'fhaighinn /
fhaighinn
d'fhaighteá /
fhaighteá
d'fhaigheadh sé, sí /
fhaigheadh sé, sí
d'fhaighimis; d'fhaigheadh muid /
fhaighimis; fhaigheadh muid
d'fhaigheadh sibh /
fhaigheadh sibh
d'fhaighidís; d'fhaigheadh siad /
fhaighidís; fhaigheadh siad
a d’fhaigheadh d’fhaightí /
fhaightí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future gheobhaidh mé;
gheobhad / faighidh;
faighead
gheobhaidh tú;
gheobhair / faighidh;
faighir
gheobhaidh sé, sí / faighidh sé, sí gheobhaimid;
gheobhaidh muid / faighimid;
faighidh muid
gheobhaidh sibh / faighidh sibh gheobhaidh siad;
gheobhaid / faighidh siad;
faighid
a gheobhaidh;
a gheobhas
gheofar / faighfear
conditional gheobhainn / faighinn gheofá / faighfeá gheobhadh sé, sí / faigheadh sé, sí gheobhaimis;
gheobhadh muid / faighimis;
faigheadh muid
gheobhadh sibh / faigheadh sibh gheobhaidís;
gheobhadh siad / faighidís;
faigheadh siad
a gheobhadh gheofaí / faighfí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go bhfaighe mé;
go bhfaighead
go bhfaighe tú;
go bhfaighir
go bhfaighe sé, sí go bhfaighimid;
go bhfaighe muid
go bhfaighe sibh go bhfaighe siad;
go bhfaighid
go bhfaightear
past bhfaighinn bhfaighteá bhfaigheadh sé, sí bhfaighimis;
bhfaigheadh muid
bhfaigheadh sibh bhfaighidís;
bhfaigheadh siad
bhfaightí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
faighim faigh faigheadh sé, sí faighimis faighigí;
faighidh
faighidís faightear
past participle faighte; fachta
verbal noun fáil
archaic or dialect form
dependent form

The following independent forms of the present indicative and past habitual are found in older literature (the faigh- forms above are only dependent):
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present gheibhim gheibheann tú;
gheibh tú;
gheibhir
gheibheann sé, sí;
gheibh sé, sí
gheibhimid;
gheibh muid
gheibheann sibh;
gheibh sibh
gheibheann siad;
gheibh siad;
gheibhid
a gheibheann;
a gheibh;
a gheibheas
gheibhtear
past habitual gheibhinn gheibhteá gheibheadh sé, sí gheibhimis gheibheadh sibh gheibhidís;
gheibheadh siad
a gheibheadh gheibhtí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of faigh
radical lenition eclipsis
faigh fhaigh bhfaigh

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

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 103

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fo·gaib.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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faigh (past fhuair, future gheibh, verbal noun faighinn or faotainn, past participle faighte)

  1. get, obtain, receive
    An d'fhuair mi mo leabhar? - Fhuair.Did I get my book? - You did.
    Am faigh mi cothrom am gaoil? - Gheibh.Will I receive a chance at love? - You will.
    Am faigheadh tu an lèine sin dhomh? - Gheibheadh.Would you get that shirt for me? - I would.
  2. find
    Mar as àbhaist, fhuair sinn san taigh-seinnse e.As usual, we found him in the pub.
  3. achieve, exert (impersonal forms only)
    'S math a fhuaras thu!You have done well!

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of faigh
radical lenition
faigh fhaigh

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

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

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Noun

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faigh

  1. alternative form of faaighe
    • 1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR:
      F. daaily, faigh, gaay, haail, laay, paay, waaite.
      E. daily, faith, gay, hail, lay, pay, wait.

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 14