d'fhiacha
Irish
Alternative forms
- d'fhiachaibh (obsolete)
Etymology
Literally, “of debts”
Adverb
- incumbent [+ ar (object) = upon]
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73:
- tα: ʃɛ jiəχfwi: ɔrəm
- Tá sé d’fhiacha orm. (conventional orthography)
- It is incumbent upon me.
Derived terms
- cuir d'fhiacha ar (“to enjoin”)
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73
Further reading
- “d'fhiacha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “d'fhiacha”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 311
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “d'fhiacha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “d'fhiacha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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