Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish foirbthigid (complete, perfect; attain maturity), from foirbthe (complete, perfect; old, aged) (compare modern foirfe), past participle of for·fen (finishes, completes, brings to an end).

Verb edit

foirfigh (present analytic foirfíonn, future analytic foirfeoidh, verbal noun foirfiú, past participle foirfithe)

  1. to complete, perfect
  2. to age, mature
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit
  • foirfe (complete, perfect; aged, mature)
  • foirfeach (aged, mature person; elder)
  • foirfeacht (completeness, perfection; age, maturity; old age)

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

foirfigh m

  1. inflection of foirfeach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
foirfigh fhoirfigh bhfoirfigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.