firéad

Irish

Etymology

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

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fʲəˈrʲeːd̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɪrʲeːd̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɪrʲad̪ˠ/

Noun

firéad m (genitive singular firéid, nominative plural firéid)

1. ferret

Declension

Declension of firéad (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative firéad firéid vocative a fhiréid a fhiréada genitive firéid firéad dative firéad firéid forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an firéad na firéid genitive an fhiréid na bhfiréad dative leis an bhfiréad don fhiréad leis na firéid

Mutation

Mutated forms of firéad

radical	lenition	eclipsis
firéad	fhiréad	bhfiréad

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “firéad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ferret”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025