fógra

Irish

Alternative forms

• fuagra
• fógradh, fuagradh (superseded)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠoːɡɾˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːɡɾˠə/, (older) /ˈfˠɯːɡɾˠə/ (as if spelled faogra)

Noun

fógra m (genitive singular fógra, nominative plural fógraí)

1. notice
2. warning, summons

   Synonym: toghairm

3. placard, sign
4. proclamation

   Synonym: fógairt

5. signal

   Synonym: comhartha

Declension

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

• clár fógraí (“notice-board”)
• dathadóir fógraí (“sign-painter”)
• fógra cruinnithe (“notice of meeting”)
• fógra dráma (“play-bill”)
• fógra fágála (“notice to quit”)
• fógra feabhsúcháin (“notice of improvement”)
• fógra fordhearbhaithe (“notice of protest”)
• fógra foriarratais (“notice of motion”)
• fógra imeachta (“warning to leave”)
• fógra inchiallaithe (“constructive notice”)
• fógra obtha (“notice of dishonour”)
• fógra poiblí (“public notice”)
• fógra roimh ré (“prior notice”)
• fógra scoir (“notice of discontinuance”)
• fógra seachtaine (“week's notice”)
• fógra siopa (“shop sign”)
• fógra soilsithe (“illuminated sign”)
• fógra spéire (“sky-sign”)
• fógra tionóisce (“notice of accident”)
• fógra tóra
• fógra trialach (“notice of trial”)
• fógrach (“proclaiming, announcing, warning, cautionary”)
• fógraí
• fógraí bóthair (“road warnings”)
• fógraí pósta
• fógraíocht (“advertising”)
• fógrán
• fógróir (“proclaimer, announcer; advertiser”)
• forógra (“proclamation, decree; forewarning”)
• gearrfhógra (“short notice”)
• litritheoir fógraí
• tabhair fógra (“to give notice”)

 

Related terms

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

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• 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