faoi deara

== Irish == === Alternative forms === fá dear, fá deara (Ulster) fé ndear, fé ndeár, fé ndeara (Munster) === Etymology === From Old Irish fod·(ḟ)era (“causes it”, verb), from fo·fera (“to cause”) with infixed d- (“it”), reinterpreted as a prepositional phrase using fo (modern Irish faoi). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fˠiːˈdʲaɾˠə/ (Aran) IPA(key): /fˠiːˈdʲaɾʲə/ The pronunciation with slender /ɾʲ/ is probably due to influence from aire (“attention, notice”). === Adjective === faoi deara causing, being the cause Éad faoi deara a lán de. ― Jealousy has a lot to do with it. Is é Seán faoi deara é seo. ― This is Seán’s doing; this is due to Seán. ==== Derived terms ==== cuir faoi deara (“to cause”) tabhair faoi deara (“to notice”) See also Category:Irish phrasal verbs formed with "faoi deara" === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “deara”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 230 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “deara”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN