foireann
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish foirenn (“band, troop, group of people”).
Pronunciation
Noun
foireann f (genitive singular foirne, nominative plural foirne)
- number, group, of people; band, troop, company, staff, personnel
- (nautical) crew
- Synonym: criú
- (sports) team, side
- cast (of a play)
- Synonym: foireann aisteoirí
- set, kit
Declension
Declension of foireann
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- bainistíocht foirne f (“people management”)
- foireann an Bhéarla m (“the Englishry”)
- foireann ar cuairt m, foireann chuairte m (“visiting team”)
- foireann drumaí m (“drum kit”)
- oifigeach foirne m (“staff officer”)
Mutation
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
foireann | fhoireann | bhfoireann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foireann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “foirenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language