fírinne

See also: firinne and fìrinne

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fírinne, from fír (“true”) (see fíor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲɪɲɪ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲənʲə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲən̠ʲə/

Noun

fírinne f (genitive singular fírinne, nominative plural fírinní)

1. truth

Declension

Declension of fírinne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fírinne fírinní Vocative a fhírinne a fhírinní Genitive fírinne fírinní Dative fírinne fírinní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhírinne na fírinní Genitive na fírinne na bhfírinní Dative leis an bhfírinne don fhírinne leis na fírinní

Antonyms

• neamhfhírinne

Derived terms

• buanfhírinne f (“eternal truth”)
• déanta na fírinne (“to tell the truth, as a matter of fact”)

Related terms

• fíor (“true”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fírinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fírinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Old Irish

Etymology

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Noun

fírinne f

1. justice, righteousness
2. truth

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: fírinne

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fírinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language