fadó

See also: fado

Irish

Etymology 1

Univerbation of fada (“long”) +‎ ó (“since”); compare i bhfad ó shin (“a long time ago”)

Alternative forms

• fad'ó (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /fˠaˈd̪ˠoː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠaˈd̪ˠɔː/

Adverb

fadó

1. long ago

Derived terms

• fadó fadó

Further reading

• “fadó”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fadó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠəˈd̪ˠoː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠad̪ˠoː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠad̪ˠɔː/^[1]

Noun

fadó m (genitive singular fadóite)

1. Alternative form of fadú: verbal noun of fadóigh

Declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fadó Vocative a fhadó Genitive fadóite Dative fadó

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fadó Genitive an fhadóite Dative leis an bhfadó don fhadó

Declension of fadó

Irregular

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fadó	fhadó	bhfadó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 171, page 64