fír
See also: fir, FIR, and fir-
Irish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
fír
- inflection of fíor:
- vocative and genitive singular masculine
- (archaic) dative singular feminine
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Alternative forms
- fighir (superseded)
Verb
fír
- (archaic, Munster) second-person singular present indicative and present subjunctive of figh
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fír | fhír | bhfír |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Nominative singular all genders; vocative singular feminine and neuter; accusative and dative singular masculine and neuter; genitive plural all genders:
- IPA(key): /fʲiːr/
Vocative singular masculine; genitive singular masculine and neuter; accusative and dative singular feminine; nominative plural masculine:
- IPA(key): /fʲiːrʲ/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *wīros.
Adjective
fír
- true
Inflection
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | fír | fír | fír |
| Vocative | fír | ||
| Accusative | fír | fír | |
| Genitive | fír | fíre | fír |
| Dative | fír | fír | fír |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | fír | fíra | |
| Vocative | fíru fíra† | ||
| Accusative | fíru fíra† | ||
| Genitive | fír | ||
| Dative | fíraib | ||
| Notes | † not when substantivized | ||
Descendants
- Irish: fíor
- Scottish Gaelic: fìor
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *wīrom.
Noun
fír n
- truth
Inflection
| Neuter o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | fírN | fírN | fírL, fíra |
| Vocative | fírN | fírN | fírL, fíra |
| Accusative | fírN | fírN | fírL, fíra |
| Genitive | fírL | fír | fírN |
| Dative | fírL | fíraib | fíraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| fír | ḟír | fír pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “fír” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.