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abair

say

VerbA1/ˈɑbˠəɾʲ/

"abair" means "say" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /ˈɑbˠəɾʲ/. Mutation forms: Urú → n-abair, Réamhlitir h → habair, Réamhlitir t → t-abair.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "abair" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formabair
Urún-abair
Réamhlitir hhabair
Réamhlitir tt-abair

"abair" in context

Abair.

Talk.

A1

Abair!

Talk!

A1

Abair arís?

Come again?

A1

Abair é.

Say it.

A1

Abair amach!

Speak out!

A1

Further reading

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