fógra

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Irish

Alternative forms

fuagra
fógradh, fuagradh (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish fócra, from Old Irish fócr(a)e,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- + *(o)uxs- + *garyom (“word, command”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-.^[2]

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠoːɡɾˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːɡɾˠə/, (older) /ˈfˠɯːɡɾˠə/^[3] (as if spelled faogra)

Noun

fógra m (genitive singular fógra, nominative plural fógraí)

Declension

Declension of fógra (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	fógra	fógraí
vocative	a fhógra	a fhógraí
genitive	fógra	fógraí
dative	fógra	fógraí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an fógra	na fógraí
genitive	an fhógra	na bhfógraí
dative	leis an bhfógra don fhógra	leis na fógraí

Derived terms

clár fógraí (“notice-board”)
dathadóir fógraí (“sign-painter”)
fógra cruinnithe (“notice of meeting”)
fógra dráma (“play-bill”)
fógra fágála (“notice to quit”)
fógra feabhsúcháin (“notice of improvement”)
fógra fordhearbhaithe (“notice of protest”)
fógra foriarratais (“notice of motion”)
fógra imeachta (“warning to leave”)
fógra inchiallaithe (“constructive notice”)
fógra obtha (“notice of dishonour”)
fógra poiblí (“public notice”)
fógra roimh ré (“prior notice”)
fógra scoir (“notice of discontinuance”)
fógra seachtaine (“week's notice”)
fógra siopa (“shop sign”)
fógra soilsithe (“illuminated sign”)
fógra spéire (“sky-sign”)
fógra tionóisce (“notice of accident”)
fógra tóra
fógra trialach (“notice of trial”)
fógrach (“proclaiming, announcing, warning, cautionary”)
fógraí
fógraí bóthair (“road warnings”)
fógraí pósta
fógraíocht (“advertising”)
fógrán
fógróir (“proclaimer, announcer; advertiser”)
forógra (“proclamation, decree; forewarning”)
gearrfhógra (“short notice”)
litritheoir fógraí
tabhair fógra (“to give notice”)

Related terms

fógair
fógairt f (“proclamation”)
forógrach (“proclamatory”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *fógra*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
fógra	fhógra	bhfógra

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fócra(e), fúacra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*garyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 153
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 310, page 109

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fógraḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 323
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fógra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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