fireann

See also: fíréan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish firend (“male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɪɾʲən̪ˠ/

Adjective

fireann (genitive singular masculine firinn, genitive singular feminine firinne, plural fireanna, comparative firinne)

1. male, masculine
2. virile

Declension

Declension of fireann

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	fireann	fhireann	fireanna; fhireanna²
Vocative	fhirinn		fireanna
Genitive		firinne	fireanna	fireann
Dative	fireann; fhireann¹	fhireann; fhirinn (archaic)	fireanna; fhireanna²
Comparative	níos firinne
Superlative	is firinne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• (male): fireannach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fireann	fhireann	bhfireann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fireann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish firend (“male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiɾʲən̪ˠ/

Adjective

fireann

1. male, masculine
2. (linguistics) masculine

Related terms

• fear
• fireannach
• fireannta

See also

• boireann

Mutation

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