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