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Definition 2024
achair
achair
Irish
Verb
achair (present analytic achrann, future analytic acharfaidh, verbal noun achairt, past participle achartha)
- (transitive) beseech
Conjugation
First Conjugation (B)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | achraim | achrann tú; achrair† |
achrann sé, sí | achraimid | achrann sibh | achrann siad; achraid† |
a achrann; a achras / a n-achrann*; a n-achras* |
achairtear |
past | d'achair mé; d'achras / achair mé‡; achras‡ |
d'achair tú; d'achrais / achair tú‡; achrais‡ |
d'achair sé, sí / achair sé, sí‡ |
d'achramar; d'achair muid / achramar‡; achair muid‡ |
d'achair sibh; d'achrabhair / achair sibh‡; achrabhair‡ |
d'achair siad; d'achradar / achair siad; achradar‡ |
a d'achair / ar achair* |
achradh; hachradh† |
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past habitual | d'achrainn / achrainn‡ |
d'achairteá / achairteᇠ|
d'achradh sé, sí / achradh sé, sí‡ |
d'achraimis; d'achradh muid / achraimis‡; achradh muid‡ |
d'achradh sibh / achradh sibh‡ |
d'achraidís; d'achradh siad / achraidís‡; achradh siad‡ |
a d'achradh; ar achradh* |
d'achairtí / achairtí‡ |
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future | acharfaidh mé; acharfad |
acharfaidh tú; acharfair† |
acharfaidh sé, sí | acharfaimid; acharfaidh muid |
acharfaidh sibh | acharfaidh siad; acharfaid† |
a acharfaidh; a acharfas / a n-acharfaidh*; a n-acharfas* |
acharfar | |
conditional | d'acharfainn / acharfainn‡ |
d'acharfá / acharfᇠ|
d'acharfadh sé, sí / acharfadh sé, sí‡ |
d'acharfaimis; d'acharfadh muid / acharfaimis‡; acharfadh muid‡ |
d'acharfadh sibh / acharfadh sibh‡ |
d'acharfaidís; d'acharfadh siad / acharfaidís‡; acharfadh siad‡ |
a d'acharfadh / ar acharfadh* |
d'acharfaí / acharfaí‡ |
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subjunctive | present | go n-achra mé; go n-achrad† |
go n-achra tú; go n-achrair† |
go n-achra sé, sí | go n-achraimid; go n-achra muid |
go n-achra sibh | go n-achra siad; go n-achraid† |
— | go n-achairtear |
past | dá n-achrainn | dá n-achairteá | dá n-achradh sé, sí | dá n-achraimis; dá n-achradh muid |
dá n-achradh sibh | dá n-achraidís; dá n-achradh siad |
— | dá n-achairtí | |
imperative | achraim | achair | achradh sé, sí | achraimis | achraigí; achraidh† |
achraidís | — | achairtear | |
verbal noun | achairt | ||||||||
past participle | achartha |
*Indirect relative
† Dialect form
‡Dependent form
Etymology 2
Noun
achair m
- genitive singular of achar
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
achair | n-achair | hachair | t-achair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "achair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.