Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish fairsinge.[1] By surface analysis, fairsing +‎ -e.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fairsinge f (genitive singular fairsinge)

  1. breadth
  2. extent, amplitude, spaciousness
  3. wide open space, expanse
  4. plenty, abundance

Synonyms edit

Adjective edit

fairsinge

  1. inflection of fairsing:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
    3. comparative degree

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fairsinge fhairsinge bhfairsinge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fairsinge”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 105
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 92

Further reading edit