"faigh" meaning in Irish

See faigh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fˠaɟ/ [Munster], /fˠa/ [Aran], /fˠɑː/ [Aran], /fˠɑː/ [Cois-Fharraige], /fˠɑːj/ ~ /fˠæːj/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish fagaib, the prototonic form of fo·gaib. Etymology templates: {{root|ga|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-}}, {{inh|ga|sga|fagaib}} Old Irish fagaib Head templates: {{head|ga|verb|present analytic|faigheann|future analytic|gheobhaidh|verbal noun|fáil|past participle|faighte|altform=|head=}} faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte), {{ga-verb|fut=gheobhaidh|irreg=yes|pp=~te|pres=~eann|vn=fáil}} faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: faigheann [analytic, present], gheobhaidh [analytic, future], fáil [noun-from-verb], faighte [participle, past], irregular [table-tags], no-table-tags [table-tags], faigh [error-unrecognized-form], fhaigh [lenition], bhfaigh [eclipsis]
  1. get, obtain, procure, acquire, gain, receive
    Sense id: en-faigh-ga-verb-3XiyT1d1 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 25 18 17 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 25 18 17 21
  2. find, come by Synonyms: aimsigh, tar ar
    Sense id: en-faigh-ga-verb-k5N4K-3j Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 25 18 17 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 25 18 17 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: faigh bás (english: die) [verb], faigh locht ar (english: find fault with)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "die",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "translation": "die",
      "word": "faigh bás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "find fault with",
      "translation": "find fault with",
      "word": "faigh locht ar"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰeh₁bʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "fagaib"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish fagaib",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish fagaib, the prototonic form of fo·gaib.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "faigheann",
      "tags": [
        "analytic",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gheobhaidh",
      "tags": [
        "analytic",
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fáil",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faighte",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faigh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhaigh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhfaigh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "faighte",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present analytic",
        "4": "faigheann",
        "5": "future analytic",
        "6": "gheobhaidh",
        "7": "verbal noun",
        "8": "fáil",
        "9": "past participle",
        "altform": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "fut": "gheobhaidh",
        "irreg": "yes",
        "pp": "~te",
        "pres": "~eann",
        "vn": "fáil"
      },
      "expansion": "faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte)",
      "name": "ga-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 25 18 17 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 25 18 17 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "get, obtain, procure, acquire, gain, receive"
      ],
      "id": "en-faigh-ga-verb-3XiyT1d1",
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ],
        [
          "obtain",
          "obtain"
        ],
        [
          "procure",
          "procure"
        ],
        [
          "acquire",
          "acquire"
        ],
        [
          "gain",
          "gain"
        ],
        [
          "receive",
          "receive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 25 18 17 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 25 18 17 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "find, come by"
      ],
      "id": "en-faigh-ga-verb-k5N4K-3j",
      "links": [
        [
          "find",
          "find"
        ],
        [
          "come by",
          "come by"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aimsigh"
        },
        {
          "word": "tar ar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠaɟ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠa/",
      "tags": [
        "Aran"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Aran"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠɑːj/ ~ /fˠæːj/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "faigh"
}

{
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    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish irregular verbs",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish suppletive verbs",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰeh₁bʰ-",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Irish verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "die",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "translation": "die",
      "word": "faigh bás"
    },
    {
      "english": "find fault with",
      "translation": "find fault with",
      "word": "faigh locht ar"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰeh₁bʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "fagaib"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish fagaib",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish fagaib, the prototonic form of fo·gaib.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "faigheann",
      "tags": [
        "analytic",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gheobhaidh",
      "tags": [
        "analytic",
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fáil",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faighte",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faigh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhaigh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhfaigh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "faighte",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present analytic",
        "4": "faigheann",
        "5": "future analytic",
        "6": "gheobhaidh",
        "7": "verbal noun",
        "8": "fáil",
        "9": "past participle",
        "altform": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "fut": "gheobhaidh",
        "irreg": "yes",
        "pp": "~te",
        "pres": "~eann",
        "vn": "fáil"
      },
      "expansion": "faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte)",
      "name": "ga-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
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      "name": "ga-mut"
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  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "get, obtain, procure, acquire, gain, receive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ],
        [
          "obtain",
          "obtain"
        ],
        [
          "procure",
          "procure"
        ],
        [
          "acquire",
          "acquire"
        ],
        [
          "gain",
          "gain"
        ],
        [
          "receive",
          "receive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "find, come by"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "find",
          "find"
        ],
        [
          "come by",
          "come by"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aimsigh"
        },
        {
          "word": "tar ar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠaɟ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠa/",
      "tags": [
        "Aran"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Aran"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠɑːj/ ~ /fˠæːj/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "faigh"
}

Download raw JSONL data for faigh meaning in Irish (2.9kB)

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}

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}

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}

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}

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