foréigean
Irish
Alternative forms
- foiréigean, fóiréigean
Etymology
From Middle Irish foréicen; surface analysis for- + éigean.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fˠɔɾˠˈeːɟɪnˠ/
Noun
foréigean m (genitive singular foréigin) or
foréigean f (genitive singular foréigne)
- violence
Declension
As a masculine noun:
Declension of foréigean
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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As a feminine noun:
Declension of foréigean
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- foréigneach
- foréigní
- foréignigh
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
foréigean | fhoréigean | bhforéigean |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “foréigean”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “foréicen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “foiréigean”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 326
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “foréigean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN