foireann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish foirenn (“band, troop, group of people”). Cognate with Welsh gwerin (“people, folk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɪɾʲən̪ˠ/

Noun

foireann f (genitive singular foirne, nominative plural foirne)

1. number, group, of people; band, troop, company, staff, personnel
2. (nautical) crew

   Synonym: criú

3. (sports) team, side

   Synonym: meitheal

4. cast (of a play)

   Synonym: foireann aisteoirí

5. set, kit

Declension

Declension of foireann (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative foireann foireanna vocative a fhoireann a fhoireanna genitive foirne foireann dative foireann foirinn (archaic, dialectal) foireanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhoireann na foireanna genitive na foirne na bhfoireann dative leis an bhfoireann leis an bhfoirinn (archaic, dialectal) don fhoireann don fhoirinn (archaic, dialectal) leis na foireanna

Derived terms

• bainistíocht foirne f (“people management”)
• foireann an Bhéarla m (“the Englishry”)
• foireann ar cuairt m (“visiting team”)
• foireann chuairte m (“visiting team”)
• foireann drumaí m (“drum kit”)
• oifigeach foirne m (“staff officer”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foireann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “foirenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

foireann

1. analytic present indicative of foir

Mutation

Mutated forms of foireann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
foireann	fhoireann	bhfoireann

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