forás

See also: foras and föras

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish forás (“growth, increase”).

Noun

forás m (genitive singular foráis)

growth, development; progress
Synonyms: breisiú, fás

Declension

Declension of forás

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	forás
Vocative	a fhoráis
Genitive	foráis
Dative	forás

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an forás
Genitive	an fhoráis
Dative	leis an bhforás don fhorás

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
forás	fhorás	bhforás
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “forás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “forás” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “forás” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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