fíréan
See also: fireann
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish fírén, from Old Irish fírían (“just, righteous”).
Adjective
fíréan (genitive singular masculine fíréin, genitive singular feminine fíréine, plural fíréana, comparative fíréine)
Declension
Declension of fíréan
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fíréan | fhíréan | fíréana; fhíréana² | |
| Vocative | fhíréin | fíréana | ||
| Genitive | fíréane | fíréana | fíréan | |
| Dative | fíréan; fhíréan¹ |
fhíréan; fhíréin (archaic) |
fíréana; fhíréana² | |
| Comparative | níos fíréane | |||
| Superlative | is fíréane | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Declension of fíréan
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ainfhíréan (“unjust, unrighteous, person”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fíréan | fhíréan | bhfíréan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "fíréan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “fírén, fírían”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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