forrán

Irish

Alternative forms

• urán

Etymology

From Old Irish forrán.

Noun

forrán m (genitive singular forráin, nominative plural forráin)

1. (literary) attack, assault; violence, aggression

Declension

Declension of forrán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative forrán forráin Vocative a fhorráin a fhorrána Genitive forráin forrán Dative forrán forráin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an forrán na forráin Genitive an fhorráin na bhforrán Dative leis an bhforrán don fhorrán leis na forráin

Derived terms

• forrán a chur ar (dhuine) (“to accost, address (someone)”)

Related terms

• forránach, forránta (“violent, aggressive; bold, forward, assertive”, adjective)
• forránach m (“bold, assertive, person; forward young fellow; big strong person”, noun)
• forrántacht f (“aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
forrán	fhorrán	bhforrán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “forrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “forrán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “forrán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “forrán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.