"foirfeach" meaning in Irish

See foirfeach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From foirfe (“complete, perfect; aged, mature”) + -ach. Etymology templates: {{af|ga|foirfe|-ach|pos=noun|t1=complete, perfect; aged, mature}} foirfe (“complete, perfect; aged, mature”) + -ach Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|foirfigh|||||||nominative plural|foirfigh|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} foirfeach m (genitive singular foirfigh, nominative plural foirfigh), {{ga-noun|m|foirfigh|foirfigh}} foirfeach m (genitive singular foirfigh, nominative plural foirfigh) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: foirfigh [genitive, singular], foirfigh [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], foirfeach [indefinite, nominative, singular], foirfigh [indefinite, nominative, plural], a fhoirfigh [indefinite, singular, vocative], a fhoirfeacha [indefinite, plural, vocative], foirfigh [genitive, indefinite, singular], foirfeach [genitive, indefinite, plural], foirfeach [dative, indefinite, singular], foirfigh [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an foirfeach [definite, nominative, singular], na foirfigh [definite, nominative, plural], an fhoirfigh [definite, genitive, singular], na bhfoirfeach [definite, genitive, plural], leis an bhfoirfeach [dative, definite, singular], don fhoirfeach [dative, definite, singular], leis na foirfigh [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], foirfeach [error-unrecognized-form], fhoirfeach [error-unrecognized-form], bhfoirfeach [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. aged, mature person; elder Tags: masculine Related terms: foirfeacht (english: completeness, perfection; age, maturity; old age), foirfigh (english: to complete, perfect; to age, mature)
    Sense id: en-foirfeach-ga-noun-96OtJ0Pb Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish nouns suffixed with -ach, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, People, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 6 7

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "don fhoirfeach",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "bhfoirfeach",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for foirfeach meaning in Irish (3.8kB)

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