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furasta
furasta
Irish
Alternative forms
- fuiriste (Munster)
- furasda (obsolete)
Adjective
furasta (comparative fusa)
Declension
Declension of furasta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | furasta | fhurasta | furasta; fhurasta² |
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| Vocative | fhurasta | furasta | ||
| Genitive | furasta | furasta | furasta | |
| Dative | furasta; fhurasta¹ |
fhurasta | furasta; fhurasta² |
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| Comparative | níos fusa | |||
| Superlative | is fusa | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- anfhurasta (“difficult”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| furasta | fhurasta | bhfurasta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “airassa” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “furasta” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "furasta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.