fíréan
See also: firéan
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish fírén, from Old Irish fírían (“just, righteous”).[1]
Adjective
fíréan (genitive singular masculine fíréin, genitive singular feminine fíréine, plural fíréana, comparative fíréine)
Declension
Declension of fíréan
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fíréan | fhíréan | fíréana; fhíréana² | |
| Vocative | fhíréin | fíréana | ||
| Genitive | fíréane | fíréana | fíréan | |
| Dative | fíréan; fhíréan¹ |
fhíréan; fhíréin (archaic) |
fíréana; fhíréana² | |
| Comparative | níos fíréane | |||
| Superlative | is fíréane | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Declension of fíréan
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ainfhíréan (“unjust, unrighteous, person”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fíréan | fhíréan | bhfíréan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fírén, fírían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 113
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíréan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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