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

Declension of fadó (irregular, no plural)

bare forms 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

Mutation

Mutated forms of fadó

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fadó	fhadó	bhfadó

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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