foireann

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish foirenn (“band, troop, group of people”). Cognate with Welsh gwerin (“people, folk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfˠɪɾʲən̪ˠ/

Noun

foireann f (genitive singular foirne, nominative plural foirne)

  1. number, group, of people; band, troop, company, staff, personnel
  2. (nautical) crew
    Synonym: criú
  3. (sports) team, side
    Synonym: meitheal
  4. cast (of a play)
    Synonym: foireann aisteoirí
  5. set, kit
Declension
Declension of foireann (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative foireann foireanna
vocative a fhoireann a fhoireanna
genitive foirne foireann
dative foireann
foirinn (archaic, dialectal) 		foireanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fhoireann na foireanna
genitive na foirne na bhfoireann
dative leis an bhfoireann
leis an bhfoirinn (archaic, dialectal)
don fhoireann
don fhoirinn (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na foireanna
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

foireann

  1. analytic present indicative of foir

Mutation

Mutated forms of foireann
radical lenition eclipsis
foireann fhoireann bhfoireann

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

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