"fireann" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Irish]

IPA: /ˈfʲiɾʲən̪ˠ/ Forms: firinn [genitive, masculine, singular], firinne [feminine, genitive, singular], fireanna [plural], firinne [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], fireann [error-unrecognized-form], fhireann [lenition], bhfireann [eclipsis]
Etymology: From Old Irish firend (“male”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|firend||male}} Old Irish firend (“male”) Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|firinn|genitive singular feminine|firinne||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|fireanna||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|firinne|||altform=|head=}} fireann (genitive singular masculine firinn, genitive singular feminine firinne, plural fireanna, comparative firinne), {{ga-adj|comp=firinne|gsf=firinne|gsm=firinn|pl=fireanna}} fireann (genitive singular masculine firinn, genitive singular feminine firinne, plural fireanna, comparative firinne) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. male, masculine Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fireann-ga-adj-364LUKwr Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Male Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Male: 100 0
  2. virile
    Sense id: en-fireann-ga-adj-4WAbKQBU Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fireannach [masculine]

Adjective [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ˈfiɾʲən̪ˠ/
Etymology: From Old Irish firend (“male”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|firend||male}} Old Irish firend (“male”) Head templates: {{head|gd|adjective}} fireann
  1. male, masculine Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fireann-gd-adj-364LUKwr Categories (other): Male Disambiguation of Male: 76 24
  2. (linguistics) masculine Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fireann-gd-adj-sBzHsKYB Categories (other): Linguistics, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 0 14 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 0 14 72 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fear, fireannach, fireannta, boireann

Inflected forms

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      "form": "bhfireann",
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      "ipa": "/ˈfʲiɾʲən̪ˠ/"
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      "word": "fireannach"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈfiɾʲən̪ˠ/"
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