foréigean

Irish

Alternative forms

• foiréigean, fóiréigean

Etymology

From Middle Irish foréicen. By surface analysis, for- +‎ éigean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠɔɾˠˈeːɟɪnˠ/

Noun

foréigean m (genitive singular foréigin) or
foréigean f (genitive singular foréigne)

1. violence

Declension

As a masculine noun:

Declension of foréigean (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative foréigean vocative a fhoréigin genitive foréigin dative foréigean forms with the definite article case singular nominative an foréigean genitive an fhoréigin dative leis an bhforéigean don fhoréigean

As a feminine noun:

Declension of foréigean (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative foréigean vocative a fhoréigean genitive foréigne dative foréigean foréigin (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fhoréigean genitive na foréigne dative leis an bhforéigean leis an bhforéigin (archaic, dialectal) don fhoréigean don fhoréigin (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

• foréigneach
• foréigní
• foréignigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of foréigean

radical	lenition	eclipsis
foréigean	fhoréigean	bhforéigean

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “foiréigean”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 326
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foréigean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN