Irish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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firéad m (genitive singular firéid, nominative plural firéid)

  1. ferret

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
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

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