Eorpach
euro
fabhar
fabhra
fabht
fachtóir
facs
fad
fada
fadhb
fadó
fág
fágtha
faic
faiche
faichill
fáidh
faigh
faighin
fail
faillí
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fad
MASCULINE NOUN
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length
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fad na loinge
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the length of the ship
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fad na gruaige
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the length of the hair
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fad
MASCULINE NOUN
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distance
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an fad idir an dá bhaile
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the distance between the two towns
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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fad
MASCULINE NOUN
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GENITIVE SINGULAR
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faid
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NOMINATVE PLURAL
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faid
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GENITIVE PLURAL
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fad
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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i bhfad
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much
by far
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tá sé i bhfad níos soiléire anois
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it is much clearer now
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tá sé seo i bhfad Éireann níos mó ná mar a cheap mé!
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this is way bigger than I thought!
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i bhfad ó bhaile
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far from home
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ar fad
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all
complete
whole
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tá an téacs ar fad i nGaeilge
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all the text is in Irish
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sul i bhfad
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before long
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beidh deireadh leis sul i bhfad
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it will be over before long
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i bhfad
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far
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i bhfad ó bhaile
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far from home
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cá fhad
SYNONYM: cén fhad
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how long
timewise
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cá fhad a d'fhan tú sa Fhrainc?
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how long did you stay in France?
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cá fhad a thógfaidh sé orthu?
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how long will it take them?
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é fad an
63ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 759 focal.
Fad is the
63th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 759 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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tar éis an aighnis ar fad, d'éirigh linn teacht ar réiteach
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after all the argument, we managed to come to a settlement
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d'fhan mé sa bhaile an lá ar fad
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I stayed home the whole day
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tá sé ag dul i bhfeabhas an t-am ar fad
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it is getting better all the time
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sul i bhfad bhí siad ar thalamh tirim arís
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before long they were on dry land again
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tá sé i bhfad níos soiléire anois
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it is much clearer now
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Tá bileog ansin. Tá an t-eolas ar fad ann.
Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998
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There is a leaflet over there. All the information is in it.
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is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn
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faraway hills are greener
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bhí mé ag freastal ar dhaoine sa bhialann an lá ar fad
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I was serving people in the restaurant all day
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tá an t-eolas ar fad sa bhileog
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all the information is in the leaflet
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bhí mé ag freastal ar chruinnithe an lá ar fad
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I was attending meetings all day
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chaith siad an lá ar fad ag baint móna
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they spent the whole day cutting turf
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tá an téacs ar fad i nGaeilge
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all the text is in Irish
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Dá fhad an oíche, tiocfaidh an mhaidin ar deireadh.
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No matter how long the night, the morning will come at the end.
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Bhí an bád ag druidim isteach sa ché agus sul i bhfad bhí siad ar thalamh tirim arís.
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The boat was approaching the quay and, before long, they were on dry land again.
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beidh deireadh leis sul i bhfad
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it will be over before long
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Anois, sin trí euro deich cent ar fad, le do thoil.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Now, that's three euros ten cents total, please.
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Deichniúr againn ar fad a bhí ann.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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All ten of us were there.
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Féachaim ar an teilifís an t-am ar fad.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
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I watch television all the time.
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Tá an rud ar fad ag cur eagla orm.
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The whole thing is making me afraid.
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Cé nár thiteamar amach le chéile ar fad, tháinig fuacht ar an gcairdeas.
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Although we didn't fall out completely, the friendship cooled off.
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An mbeidh orainn cur suas leis an ngeonaíl seo ar feadh i bhfad?
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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Will we have to put up with this whimpering for long?
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cá fhad a thógfaidh sé orthu?
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how long will it take them?
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cá fhad a d'fhan tú sa Fhrainc?
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how long did you stay in France?
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Chaith sí a saol ar fad i mbun na hoibre sin.
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She spent her whole life doing that work.
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Chaith siad an lá ar fad ag baint móna.
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They spent tho whole day cutting turf.
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A fhad agus is eol dom, tá sé seo fíor.
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As far as I know, this is true.
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shúigh an cruinniú an fuinneamh ar fad asam
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the meeting sucked all my energy out of me
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tá an cheist i bhfad níos soiléire anois
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the question is much clearer now
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beidh d'athair ina shláinte arís sul i bhfad
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your father will be in good health again before long
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shiúil mé an bealach ar fad
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I walked the whole way
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chaith sé a shaol ar fad ar an oileán
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he spent his whole life on the island
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más amhlaidh go bhfuil na páirtithe sásta cumhacht a roinnt, beidh comhrialtas ann sul i bhfad
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if it is the case that the parties are ready to share power, there will be a coalition government before long
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Tá mé i bhfad níos fearr.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I am much better.
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Ní fhéadfadh eitleán dul an bealach ar fad tríd an bhfoirgneamh, an bhféadfadh?
'Beo!', beo.ie
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An airplane couldn't go all the way through the building, could it?
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Ná bí i bhfad amuigh.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Don't be out for too long.
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Tháinig sé fá fhad cainte dó.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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He got close enough to him to talk.
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Bhí sé ag cur báistí an t-am ar fad.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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It was raining the whole time.
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Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
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The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
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Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
