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Sainmhínithe

1. apocopic form of do: Marker of the past tense.
   abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic
2. Used before vowel sounds (including when f has been lenited to fh before a vowel) and also before fr- lenited to fhr-. The variant form used before consonants, do, is generally omitted but may be encountered in Munster Irish and in literary language.

Samplaí

“d’ól sé”

he drank

“d’fhág sé”

he waited

“d’fhreagair sé”

he answered

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