foraoisigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From foraois (forest) + -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

foraoisigh (present analytic foraoisíonn, future analytic foraoiseoidh, verbal noun foraoisiú, past participle foraoisithe)

  1. (transitive) forest, afforest
    Synonym: coilltigh
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Adjective

foraoisigh

  1. genitive singular masculine of foraoiseach (forested)
  2. vocative singular masculine of foraoiseach
  3. (archaic) dative singular feminine of foraoiseach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
foraoisigh fhoraoisigh bhforaoisigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • afforest” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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