"fireann" meaning in Irish

See fireann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfʲɪɾʲən̪ˠ/
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}} Forms: firinn [genitive, masculine, singular], firinne [feminine, genitive, singular], fireanna [plural], firinne [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], fireann [masculine, nominative, singular], fhireann [feminine, nominative, singular], fireanna [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], fhireanna [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], fhirinn [masculine, singular, vocative], fhireann [feminine, singular, vocative], fireanna [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], fhirinn [genitive, masculine, singular], firinne [feminine, genitive, singular], fireanna [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], fireann [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], fireann [dative, masculine, singular], fhireann [dative, masculine, singular], fhireann [dative, feminine, singular], fhirinn [archaic, dative, feminine, singular], fireanna [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], fhireanna [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos firinne [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is firinne [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], fireann [error-unrecognized-form], fhireann [error-unrecognized-form], bhfireann [error-unrecognized-form]
  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]

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "firend",
        "4": "",
        "5": "male"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish firend (“male”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish firend (“male”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "firinn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firinne",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firinne",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firinne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos firinne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is firinne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhfireann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "fireanna",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "13": "comparative",
        "14": "firinne",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "genitive singular masculine",
        "4": "firinn",
        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
        "6": "firinne",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "altform": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fireann (genitive singular masculine firinn, genitive singular feminine firinne, plural fireanna, comparative firinne)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "firinne",
        "gsf": "firinne",
        "gsm": "firinn",
        "pl": "fireanna"
      },
      "expansion": "fireann (genitive singular masculine firinn, genitive singular feminine firinne, plural fireanna, comparative firinne)",
      "name": "ga-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Male",
          "orig": "ga:Male",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "male, masculine"
      ],
      "id": "en-fireann-ga-adj-364LUKwr",
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "masculine",
          "masculine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "virile"
      ],
      "id": "en-fireann-ga-adj-4WAbKQBU",
      "links": [
        [
          "virile",
          "virile"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfʲɪɾʲən̪ˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fireannach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fireann"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Irish adjectives",
    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Male",
    "gd:Male"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "firend",
        "4": "",
        "5": "male"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish firend (“male”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish firend (“male”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "firinn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firinne",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firinne",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firinne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos firinne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is firinne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fireann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhireann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhfireann",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "fireanna",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "13": "comparative",
        "14": "firinne",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "genitive singular masculine",
        "4": "firinn",
        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
        "6": "firinne",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "altform": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fireann (genitive singular masculine firinn, genitive singular feminine firinne, plural fireanna, comparative firinne)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "firinne",
        "gsf": "firinne",
        "gsm": "firinn",
        "pl": "fireanna"
      },
      "expansion": "fireann (genitive singular masculine firinn, genitive singular feminine firinne, plural fireanna, comparative firinne)",
      "name": "ga-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "male, masculine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "masculine",
          "masculine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "virile"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "virile",
          "virile"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfʲɪɾʲən̪ˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fireannach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fireann"
}

Download raw JSONL data for fireann meaning in Irish (4.1kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'strong noun'",
  "path": [
    "fireann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "fireann",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'weak noun'",
  "path": [
    "fireann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "fireann",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: fireann/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "fireann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "fireann",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "fireann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "fireann",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
    "fireann"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "fireann",
  "trace": ""
}

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