foraoisigh

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Irish

Etymology 1

From foraois (forest) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

foraoisigh (present analytic foraoisíonn, future analytic foraoiseoidh, verbal noun foraoisiú, past participle foraoisithe)

  1. (transitive) forest, afforest
    Synonym: coilltigh
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

foraoisigh

  1. inflection of foraoiseach (forested):
    1. genitive/vocative singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
foraoisigh fhoraoisigh bhforaoisigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • afforest”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024