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fadas

/ˈfɑːdəz/

fadas is the plural of fada.

Meaning of fada

Noun

fada (plural fadas)

  1. The acute accent as used in Irish orthography to mark a long vowel.
    • When I read in the RIA Dictionary that the third person singular passive perfect of the verb fo-geib or fo-gaib “has been found”, has been found in the form frith, frioth, fo frith, foríth, and whole lot more including fríth with the fada, I find that friothfully froth-provoking.1993, John Minahane, The Christian Druids: On the Filid or Philosopher-poets of Ireland, Dublin: Sanas Press (reprinted Dublin: Howth Free Press, 2008) p. 35

Questions about fadas

What is fadas the plural of?
Fadas is the plural of fada.
How do you pronounce fadas?
Fadas is pronounced /ˈfɑːdəz/.

Words near fadas in the dictionary

  1. fad diets
  2. fada
  3. fadable
  4. fadaise
  5. fadaises
  6. fadas
  7. FADD
  8. fadda
  9. Faddeev-Popov ghost
  10. Faddeev-Popov ghosts
  11. Faddeevian

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