fireann

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See also: fíréan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish firend (“male”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

fireann (genitive singular masculine firinn, genitive singular feminine firinne, plural fireanna, comparative firinne)

  1. male, masculine
  2. virile

Declension

Declension of fireann
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fireann fhireann fireanna;
fhireanna²
Vocative fhirinn fireanna
Genitive firinne fireanna fireann
Dative fireann;
fhireann¹ 		fhireann;
fhirinn (archaic) 		fireanna;
fhireanna²
Comparative níos firinne
Superlative is firinne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fireann fhireann bhfireann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 50

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish firend (“male”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

fireann

  1. male, masculine
  2. (linguistics) masculine

See also

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fireann fhireann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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