fairsing

Irish

Alternative forms

fairseag, fairseang, fairsingiúil

Etymology

From Old Irish fairsiung.^[1] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic farsaing.

Pronunciation

(Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɑɾˠʃɪɲ/
(Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɑɾˠʃənʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaɾˠʃən̠ʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaɾˠsˠən̠ʲ/^[2]

Adjective

fairsing (genitive singular masculine fairsing, genitive singular feminine fairsinge, plural fairsinge, comparative fairsinge)

wide, broad
Synonym: leathan
extensive, ample, spacious
plentiful, abundant, bountiful
Synonym: líonmhar

Declension

Declension of *fairsing*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	fairsing	fhairsing	fairsinge; fhairsinge²
vocative	fhairsing	fhairsing	fairsinge
genitive		fairsinge	strong noun	weak noun
genitive		fairsinge	fairsinge	fairsing
dative	fairsing; fhairsing¹	fhairsing	fairsinge; fhairsinge²

Comparative	níos fairsinge
Superlative	is fairsinge

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

fairsinge (“breadth”)
fairsingigh (“widen, extend; broaden, expand; become plentiful; become liberal”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *fairsing*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
fairsing	fhairsing	bhfairsing

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fairsing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 257, page 92