foraoisí

Irish

Etymology 1

From foraois (“forest”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

foraoisí m (genitive singular foraoisí, nominative plural foraoisithe)

1. sylviculturist

   Synonym: saothróir coille

Declension

Declension of foraoisí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative foraoisí foraoisithe vocative a fhoraoisí a fhoraoisithe genitive foraoisí foraoisithe dative foraoisí foraoisithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an foraoisí na foraoisithe genitive an fhoraoisí na bhforaoisithe dative leis an bhforaoisí don fhoraoisí leis na foraoisithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

foraoisí

1. inflection of foraoiseach (“forested”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

foraoisí f pl

1. plural of foraois (“forest”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of foraoisí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
foraoisí	fhoraoisí	bhforaoisí

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “foraoisí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “foraoisí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024