firín
See also: fırın and firîn
Irish
Etymology
fear + -ín
Noun
firín m (genitive singular firín, nominative plural firíní)
- Diminutive of fear: little man, manikin
Declension
Declension of firín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
firín | fhirín | bhfirín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “firíne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “firín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 318
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “firín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “firín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “firín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.