firéad

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman firet, furet, diminutive of Old French fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Late Latin furō (“cat; robber”), diminutive of Latin fur (“thief”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲəˈrʲeːd̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪrʲeːd̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪrʲad̪ˠ/

Noun

firéad m (genitive singular firéid, nominative plural firéid)

  1. ferret

Declension
Declension of firéad

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative firéad firéid
Vocative a fhiréid a fhiréada
Genitive firéid firéad
Dative firéad firéid

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an firéad na firéid
Genitive an fhiréid na bhfiréad
Dative leis an bhfiréad

don fhiréad

 leis na firéid

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
firéad fhiréad bhfiréad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “firéad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “ferret”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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