furasta

Irish

Alternative forms

• fuiriste (Munster)
• furas
• furast (Ulster)
• furasda (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish urusa (“at ease”). Akin to fusa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠʊɾ̪ˠəst̪ˠə/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɾ̪ˠʊst̪ˠə/ (as if spelled frusta)

Adjective

furasta (comparative fusa)

1. easy

Declension

Declension of furasta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	furasta	fhurasta	furasta; fhurasta²
Vocative	fhurasta		furasta
Genitive		furasta	furasta	furasta
Dative	furasta; fhurasta¹	fhurasta	furasta; fhurasta²
Comparative	níos fusa
Superlative	is fusa

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

Derived terms

• anfhurasta (“difficult”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
furasta	fhurasta	bhfurasta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “furasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “airassa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “furasta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 341
• Entries containing “furasta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “furasta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• furasda

Etymology

From Old Irish urusa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuɾəs̪t̪ə/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈfaɾəs̪t̪]

Adjective

furasta (comparative fhasa, qualitative noun fasaid or fasad)

1. easy

Synonyms

• soirbh

Antonyms

• mì-fhurasda