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fíréan
fíréan
See also: fireann
Irish
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 | fíréan¹ | fíréana³ | |
| Vocative | fíréin¹ | fíréan¹ | fíréana | |
| Genitive | fíréin¹ | fíréine | fíréana | fíréan |
| Dative | fíréan² | fíréan¹; (archaic) fíréin¹ |
fíréana³ | |
| Comparative | fíréine | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
fíréan m (genitive singular fíréin, nominative plural fíréin)
- just person
- sincere person
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.
- “fírén, fírían” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.