foirgneamh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fairgneadh, fairgneamh, fáirgneamh, foirgint, foirgneadh, fóirgneamh

Etymology

From Middle Irish forgnem, from Old Irish for- (from *uɸor-) + gním.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔɾʲɪɟənʲəvˠ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔɾʲɪɟnʲəvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔɾʲɪɟnʲuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠʌɾʲɪɟnʲu/

Noun

foirgneamh m (genitive singular foirgnimh, nominative plural foirgnimh)

  1. building, structure
  2. act of building
  3. nesting place

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
foirgneamh fhoirgneamh bhfoirgneamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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