fíréan

See also: firéan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fírén, from Old Irish fírían (just, righteous).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲiːn/[2] (as if spelled fíríon)

Adjective

fíréan (genitive singular masculine fíréin, genitive singular feminine fíréine, plural fíréana, comparative fíréine)

  1. just, righteous
  2. genuine

Declension

Noun

fíréan m (genitive singular fíréin, nominative plural fíréin)

  1. just person
  2. sincere person

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fíréan fhíréan bhfíréan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fírén, fírían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 113

Further reading

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