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See also: foïr and fóir

Irish

Verb

foir (present analytic foireann, future analytic foirfidh, verbal noun foiriúint, past participle foirthe)

  1. Ulster form of oir (“suit, fit, become”)

Conjugation

conjugation of foir (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present foirim foireann tú;
foirir† 		foireann sé, sí foirimid foireann sibh foireann siad;
foirid† 		a fhoireann; a fhoireas /
a bhfoireann* 		foirtear
past d'fhoir mé; d'fhoireas /
fhoir mé‡; fhoireas‡ 		d'fhoir tú; d'fhoiris /
fhoir tú; fhoiris‡ 		d'fhoir sé, sí /
fhoir sé, sí‡ 		d'fhoireamar; d'fhoir muid /
fhoireamar; fhoir muid‡ 		d'fhoir sibh; d'fhoireabhair /
fhoir sibh;
fhoireabhair‡ 		d'fhoir siad; d'fhoireadar /
fhoir siad; fhoireadar‡ 		a d'fhoir /
ar fhoir* 		foireadh
past habitual d'fhoirinn /
fhoirinn‡; bhfoirinn‡‡ 		d'fhoirteá /
fhoirteá‡; bhfoirteᇇ 		d'fhoireadh sé, sí /
fhoireadh sé, sí‡; bhfoireadh sé, s퇇 		d'fhoirimis; d'fhoireadh muid /
fhoirimis; fhoireadh muid‡; bhfoirimis‡‡; bhfoireadh muid‡‡ 		d'fhoireadh sibh /
fhoireadh sibh‡; bhfoireadh sibh‡‡ 		d'fhoiridís; d'fhoireadh siad /
fhoiridís; fhoireadh siad‡; bhfoiridís‡‡; bhfoireadh siad‡‡ 		a d'fhoireadh /
a bhfoireadh* 		d'fhoirtí /
fhoirtí‡; bhfoirt퇇
future foirfidh mé;
foirfead 		foirfidh tú;
foirfir† 		foirfidh sé, sí foirfimid;
foirfidh muid 		foirfidh sibh foirfidh siad;
foirfid† 		a fhoirfidh; a fhoirfeas /
a bhfoirfidh* 		foirfear
conditional d'fhoirfinn / fhoirfinn‡; bhfoirfinn‡‡ d'fhoirfeá / fhoirfeá‡; bhfoirfeᇇ d'fhoirfeadh sé, sí / fhoirfeadh sé, sí‡; bhfoirfeadh sé, s퇇 d'fhoirfimis; d'fhoirfeadh muid / fhoirfimis‡; fhoirfeadh muid‡; bhfoirfimis‡‡; bhfoirfeadh muid‡‡ d'fhoirfeadh sibh / fhoirfeadh sibh‡; bhfoirfeadh sibh‡‡ d'fhoirfidís; d'fhoirfeadh siad / fhoirfidís‡; fhoirfeadh siad‡; bhfoirfidís‡‡; bhfoirfeadh siad‡‡ a d'fhoirfeadh /
a bhfoirfeadh* 		d'fhoirfí / fhoirfí‡; bhfoirf퇇
subjunctive present go bhfoire mé;
go bhfoiread† 		go bhfoire tú;
go bhfoirir† 		go bhfoire sé, sí go bhfoirimid;
go bhfoire muid 		go bhfoire sibh go bhfoire siad;
go bhfoirid† 		— go bhfoirtear
past dá bhfoirinn dá bhfoirteá dá bhfoireadh sé, sí dá bhfoirimis;
dá bhfoireadh muid 		dá bhfoireadh sibh dá bhfoiridís;
dá bhfoireadh siad 		— dá bhfoirtí
imperative foirim foir foireadh sé, sí foirimis foirigí;
foiridh† 		foiridís — foirtear
verbal noun foiriúint
past participle foirthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of foir
radical lenition eclipsis
foir fhoir bhfoir

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

References

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin fodiō.

Alternative forms

Verb

foir

  1. (transitive) to dig
Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). This verb has a stressed present stem fue distinct from the unstressed stem fo, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of foir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive foir avoir foï
gerund en foant, foïssant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle foant, foïssant
past participle foï
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present fue, foïs fues, foïs fuet, foïst foons, foïssons foez, foïssez fueent, foïssent
imperfect fooie, foeie, foïssoie, foïsseie fooies, foeies, foïssoies, foïsseies fooit, foeit, foïssoit, foïsseit foïiens, foïens, foïssiiens, foïssiens foïiez, foïez, foïssiiez, foïssiez fooient, foeient, foïssoient, foïsseient
preterite foï foïs foï foïmes foïstes foïrent
future forrai, foïrai forras, foïras forra, foïra forrons, foïrons forroiz, forreiz, forrez, foïroiz, foïreiz, foïrez forront, foïront
conditional forroie, forreie, foïroie, foïreie forroies, forreies, foïroies, foïreies forroit, forreit, foïroit, foïreit forriiens, forriens, foïriiens, foïriens forriiez, forriez, foïriiez, foïriez forroient, forreient, foïroient, foïreient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present fuee, foïsse fuees, foïsses fuee, foïsse foons, foïssons foez, foïssez fueent, foïssent
imperfect foïsse foïsses foïst foïssons, foïssiens foïssoiz, foïssez, foïssiez foïssent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— fue, foïs — foons, foïssons foez, foïssez —
Descendants
  • French: fouir

Etymology 2

see fuir

Verb

foir

  1. Alternative form of fuïr
Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of foir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive foir avoir foï, fuï
gerund en fuiant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle fuiant
past participle foï, fuï
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present fui fuis fuit fuions fuiiez fuient
imperfect fuioie, fuieie fuioies, fuieies fuioit, fuieit fuiiiens, fuiiens fuiiiez, fuiiez fuioient, fuieient
preterite foï, fuï foïs, fuïs foï, fuï foïmes, fuïmes foïstes, fuïstes foïrent, fuïrent
future fuirai fuiras fuira fuirons fuiroiz, fuireiz, fuirez fuiront
conditional fuiroie, fuireie fuiroies, fuireies fuiroit, fuireit fuiriiens, fuiriens fuiriiez, fuiriez fuiroient, fuireient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present fuie fuies fuie fuiiens, fuions fuiiez fuient
imperfect foïsse, fuïsse foïsses, fuïsses foïst, fuïst foïssons, foïssiens, fuïssons, fuïssiens foïssoiz, foïssez, foïssiez, fuïssoiz, fuïssez, fuïssiez foïssent, fuïssent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— fui — fuions fuiiez —

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Pronoun

foir (emphatic foirsom or foirsem)

  1. third-person singular masculine/neuter accusative of for
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