foirfe
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish foirbthe (“complete, perfect; old, aged”), past participle of for·fen (“finishes, completes, brings to an end”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
foirfe
Declension edit
Declension of foirfe
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | foirfe | fhoirfe | foirfe; fhoirfe² | |
Vocative | fhoirfe | foirfe | ||
Genitive | foirfe | foirfe | foirfe | |
Dative | foirfe; fhoirfe¹ |
fhoirfe | foirfe; fhoirfe² | |
Comparative | níos foirfe | |||
Superlative | is foirfe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- foirfigh (“complete, perfect; age, mature”, verb)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
foirfe | fhoirfe | bhfoirfe |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foirfe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 foirbthe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish foirbthe, past participle of for·fen (“finishes, completes, brings to an end”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
foirfe
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
foirfe | fhoirfe |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “foirfe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 foirbthe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language