forrán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish forrán.

Noun

forrán m (genitive singular forráin, nominative plural forráin)

  1. (literary) attack, assault; violence, aggression

Declension
Declension of forrán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative forrán forráin
Vocative a fhorráin a fhorrána
Genitive forráin forrán
Dative forrán forráin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an forrán na forráin
Genitive an fhorráin na bhforrán
Dative leis an bhforrán

don fhorrán

 leis na forráin

Derived terms
  • forrán a chur ar (dhuine) (“to accost, address (someone)”)
  • forránach, forránta (“violent, aggressive; bold, forward, assertive”, adjective)
  • forránach m (“bold, assertive, person; forward young fellow; big strong person”, noun)
  • forrántacht f (“aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
forrán fhorrán bhforrán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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