fairsing

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish fairsiung.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

fairsing (genitive singular masculine fairsing, genitive singular feminine fairsinge, plural fairsinge, comparative fairsinge)

  1. wide, broad
    Synonym: leathan
  2. extensive, ample, spacious
  3. plentiful, abundant, bountiful
    Synonym: líonmhar

Declension
Declension of fairsing
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fairsing fhairsing fairsinge;
fhairsinge²
Vocative fhairsing fairsinge
Genitive fairsinge fairsinge fairsing
Dative fairsing;
fhairsing¹		 fhairsing fairsinge;
fhairsinge²
Comparative níos fairsinge
Superlative is fairsinge

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms
  • fairsinge (“breadth”)
  • fairsingigh (“widen, extend; broaden, expand; become plentiful; become liberal”, verb)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fairsing fhairsing bhfairsing
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), “fairsing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 92

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fairsing”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “fairsing” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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