"fa" meaning in Irish

See fa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Forms: [alternative], ba [alternative], badh [alternative], budh [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|ga|particles|triggers h-prothesis}} fa (triggers h-prothesis)
  1. obsolete form of ba (“was”) (past affirmative and relative of is). Tags: alt-of, obsolete, triggers-h-prothesis Alternative form of: ba (extra: (“was”) (past affirmative and relative of is))
    Sense id: en-fa-ga-particle-ewvH8qSH Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish particles Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 79 0 21 Related terms: is, , an, nach, , ar, arbv, gur, gurbv, ba, b’v, níor, níorbhv, arbhv, nár, nárbhv, abv, gurbhv, gura, gurabv, nára, nárabv, cár, cárbv, cárbhv, cér, cérbv, cérbhv, dá mba, dá mb’v, dar, darbv, darbhv, faoinar, faoinarbv, faoinarbhv, inar, inarbv, inarbhv, lenar, lenarbv, lenarbhv, más, má ba, má b’v, mura, murabv, murar, murarbhv, ónar, ónarbv, ónarbhv, ós, ó ba, ó b’v, trínar, trínarbv, trínarbhv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|ga|preposition|plus dative||triggers lenition||||||||altform=|cat2=prepositions governing the dative|head=}} fa (plus dative, triggers lenition), {{ga-prep|d|l}} fa (plus dative, triggers lenition)
  1. obsolete form of faoi (“under”) Tags: alt-of, obsolete, triggers-lenition, with-dative Alternative form of: faoi (extra: under)
    Sense id: en-fa-ga-prep-KoH8KbAl
  2. obsolete form of um (“about, concerning”) Tags: alt-of, obsolete, triggers-lenition, with-dative Alternative form of: um (extra: about, concerning)
    Sense id: en-fa-ga-prep-XLms9EkV Categories (other): Irish prepositions, Irish prepositions governing the dative Disambiguation of Irish prepositions: 20 33 46 Disambiguation of Irish prepositions governing the dative: 15 12 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "word": "–"
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          "word": "ar"
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          "word": "arbv"
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          "word": "gur"
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          "word": "gurbv"
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          "word": "b’v"
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          "word": "níorbhv"
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          "word": "arbhv"
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          "word": "nár"
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          "word": "nárbhv"
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          "word": "abv"
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          "word": "gurbhv"
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          "word": "gura"
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          "word": "gurabv"
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          "word": "nára"
        },
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          "word": "nárabv"
        },
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          "word": "cár"
        },
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          "word": "cárbv"
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          "word": "cárbhv"
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          "word": "cér"
        },
        {
          "word": "cérbv"
        },
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          "word": "cérbhv"
        },
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          "word": "dá mba"
        },
        {
          "word": "dá mb’v"
        },
        {
          "word": "dar"
        },
        {
          "word": "darbv"
        },
        {
          "word": "darbhv"
        },
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          "word": "faoinar"
        },
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          "word": "faoinarbv"
        },
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          "word": "faoinarbhv"
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          "word": "inar"
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          "word": "inarbv"
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          "word": "inarbhv"
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          "word": "lenar"
        },
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          "word": "lenarbv"
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          "word": "lenarbhv"
        },
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          "word": "más"
        },
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          "word": "má ba"
        },
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          "word": "má b’v"
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          "word": "mura"
        },
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          "word": "murabv"
        },
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          "word": "murar"
        },
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          "word": "murarbhv"
        },
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          "word": "ónar"
        },
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          "word": "ónarbv"
        },
        {
          "word": "ónarbhv"
        },
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          "word": "ós"
        },
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          "word": "ó ba"
        },
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          "word": "ó b’v"
        },
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          "word": "trínar"
        },
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          "word": "trínarbv"
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          "word": "trínarbhv"
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      "word": "ónar"
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      "word": "ó ba"
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      "word": "ó b’v"
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      "word": "trínar"
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