firéad
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman firet, furet, diminutive of Old French fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Late Latin furō (“cat; robber”), diminutive of Latin fur (“thief”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲəˈrʲeːd̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪrʲeːd̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪrʲad̪ˠ/
Noun edit
firéad m (genitive singular firéid, nominative plural firéid)
Declension edit
Declension of firéad
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
firéad | fhiréad | bhfiréad |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “firéad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “ferret”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024