fia rua

Irish

Noun

fia rua m (genitive singular fia rua, nominative plural fianna rua)

1. red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Declension

Declension of fia rua

Fourth declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fia rua fianna rua Vocative a fhia rua a fhianna rua Genitive fia rua fianna rua Dative fia rua fianna rua

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fia rua na fianna rua Genitive an fhia rua na bhfianna rua Dative leis an bhfia rua don fhia rua leis na fianna rua

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fia rua	fhia rua	bhfia rua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fia”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN