figiúr
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English figure, from Middle English figure, from Old French figure, from Latin figūra. Doublet of fíor.
Noun edit
figiúr m (genitive singular figiúir, nominative plural figiúirí)
- figure
- (mathematics, geometry) digit, number, numeral
- (in the plural) statistics; sums, arithmetic
Declension edit
Declension of figiúr
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- figiúr draíochta (“magic number”)
- figiúr fiúntais (“figure of merit”)
- figiúr nocht (“nude”, noun)
- figiúr suntasach (“significant digit, significant figure”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
figiúr | fhigiúr | bhfigiúr |
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), “figiúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “figure”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “numeral”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024