fógra

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

fógradh (superseded)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish fócra, from Old Irish fócr(a)e, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- + Proto-Celtic *(o)uxs- + Proto-Celtic *garyom (“word, command”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-.^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠoːɡɾˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔːɡɾˠə/

Noun[edit]

fógra m (genitive singular fógra, nominative plural fógraí)

Declension[edit]

Declension of fógra

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fógra	fógraí
Vocative	a fhógra	a fhógraí
Genitive	fógra	fógraí
Dative	fógra	fógraí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an fógra	na fógraí
Genitive	an fhógra	na bhfógraí
Dative	leis an bhfógra don fhógra	leis na fógraí

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

fógair
fógairt f (“proclamation”)
forógrach (“proclamatory”)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fógra	fhógra	bhfógra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*garyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 153

Further reading[edit]

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fócra(e), fúacra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fógraḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 323
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fógra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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