foréigean

Irish

Alternative forms

• foiréigean, fóiréigean

Etymology

From Middle Irish foréicen. By surface analysis, for- +‎ éigean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠɔɾˠˈeːɟɪnˠ/

Noun

foréigean m (genitive singular foréigin) or
foréigean f (genitive singular foréigne)

1. violence

Declension

As a masculine noun:

Declension of foréigean

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative foréigean Vocative a fhoréigin Genitive foréigin Dative foréigean

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an foréigean Genitive an fhoréigin Dative leis an bhforéigean don fhoréigean

As a feminine noun:

Declension of foréigean

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative foréigean Vocative a fhoréigean Genitive foréigne Dative foréigean foréigin (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fhoréigean Genitive na foréigne Dative leis an bhforéigean leis an bhforéigin (archaic, dialectal) don fhoréigean don fhoréigin (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

• foréigneach
• foréigní
• foréignigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
foréigean	fhoréigean	bhforéigean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “foiréigean”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 326
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foréigean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN