foirfeach

Irish

Etymology

From foirfe (“complete, perfect; aged, mature”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

foirfeach m (genitive singular foirfigh, nominative plural foirfigh)

  1. aged, mature person; elder

Declension
Declension of foirfeach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative foirfeach foirfigh
Vocative a fhoirfigh a fhoirfeacha
Genitive foirfigh foirfeach
Dative foirfeach foirfigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an foirfeach na foirfigh
Genitive an fhoirfigh na bhfoirfeach
Dative leis an bhfoirfeach

don fhoirfeach

 leis na foirfigh
  • foirfeacht (“completeness, perfection; age, maturity; old age”)
  • foirfigh (“to complete, perfect; to age, mature”)

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

foirfeach m (genitive singular foirfich, plural foirfich)

  1. elder
    Synonym: èildear

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
foirfeachfhoirfeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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