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fadú.

verbal noun of fadaigh

4 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/fˠaˈd̪ˠuː/Munster/ˈfˠad̪ˠuː/Connacht/ˈfˠad̪ˠu(ː)/Ulster
  1. verbal noun of fadaigh

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb
  2. prolongation, extension, elongation

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From fadaigh + -ú. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fadachadh.

noun/fˠaˈd̪ˠuː/Munster/ˈfˠad̪ˠuː/Connacht/ˈfˠad̪ˠu(ː)/Ulster
  1. verbal noun of fadaigh

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb
  2. kindling

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish atúd, verbal noun of ad·daí. By surface analysis, fadaigh + -ú. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fadadh.

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