pósadh

From Middle Irish pósad m (“the act of marrying or espousing, marriage”), verbal noun of pósaid (“marries”). By surface analysis, pós +‎ -adh (verbal noun ending).

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɔːsˠu/

pósadh m (genitive singular pósta, nominative plural póstaí)

1. verbal noun of pós (“marry”)
2. (state, ceremony of) marriage

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɔːsˠu/

pósadh

1. past indicative autonomous of pós (“marry”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠoːsˠəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈpˠoːsˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈpˠoːsˠəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈpˠoːsˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈpˠoːsˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈpˠɔːsˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈpˠɔːsˠu/

pósadh

1. inflection of pós (“marry”):
   1. past subjunctive analytic
   2. third-person singular imperative

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pósadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pósad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “pósadh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “pósadh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.