fairsing

fairsing

Irish

Alternative forms

• fairseag, fairseag

Etymology

From Old Irish fairsiung.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɑɾˠʃɪɲ/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɑɾˠʃənʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaɾˠʃən̠ʲ/

Adjective

fairsing (genitive singular masculine fairsing, genitive singular feminine fairsinge, plural fairsinge, comparative fairsinge)

1. 1. wide, extensive; ample, spacious
   2. broad, general
2. 1. plentiful, abundant
   2. liberal, lavish, bountiful

Declension

Declension of fairsing

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	fairsing	fhairsing	fairsinge; fhairsinge²
Vocative	fhairsing		fairsinge
Genitive		fairsinge	fairsinge	fairsing
Dative	fairsing; fhairsing¹	fhairsing	fairsinge; fhairsinge²
Comparative	níos fairsinge
Superlative	is fairsinge

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• fairsingiúil
• (wide): leathan
• (abundant, plentiful): líonmhar

Derived terms

• fairsingigh (“widen, extend; broaden, expand; become plentiful; become liberal”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fairsing	fhairsing	bhfairsing
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "fairsing" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “abundant” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “ample” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “bountiful” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “broad” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “extensive” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “plentiful” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “spacious” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.