Irish word

pósadh

marriage

nounmasculine/ˈpˠoːsˠə/

pósadh means “marriage” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈpˠoːsˠə/.

Mutation forms

Níl leigheas ar ghrá ach pósadh.

The only cure for love is marriage.

Tá an fear singil seo ag lorg bean álainn le pósadh.

This single man is looking for a pretty woman to marry.

Tabharfaidh mé ort titim i ngrá liom tar éis dúinn pósadh.

I will make you fall in love with me after we're married!

Do pósadh í, amhail adéaram dá éis so i gcorp na stáire.

She was married, as we shall say after this in the body of the history.

Family

aintín

aunt

neacht

niece

seanathair

grandfather

seanmháthair

grandmother

nia

nephew

cuid

part

fear

man

mac

son

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