"forrán" meaning in Irish

See forrán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Irish forrán. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|forrán}} Old Irish forrán Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|forráin|||||||nominative plural|forráin|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} forrán m (genitive singular forráin, nominative plural forráin), {{ga-noun|m|forráin|forráin}} forrán m (genitive singular forráin, nominative plural forráin) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: forráin [genitive, singular], forráin [nominative, plural], declension-1 [table-tags], no-table-tags [table-tags], forrán [indefinite, nominative, singular], forráin [indefinite, nominative, plural], a fhorráin [indefinite, singular, vocative], a fhorrána [indefinite, plural, vocative], forráin [genitive, indefinite, singular], forrán [genitive, indefinite, plural], forrán [dative, indefinite, singular], forráin [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an forrán [definite, nominative, singular], na forráin [definite, nominative, plural], an fhorráin [definite, genitive, singular], na bhforrán [definite, genitive, plural], leis an bhforrán [dative, definite, singular], don fhorrán [dative, definite, singular], leis na forráin [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], forrán [error-unrecognized-form], fhorrán [lenition], bhforrán [eclipsis], urán [alternative]
  1. (literary) attack, assault; violence, aggression Tags: literary, masculine Derived forms: forrán a chur ar (dhuine) (english: to accost, address (someone)) Related terms: forránach, forránta (english: violent, aggressive; bold, forward, assertive) [adjective], forránach (english: bold, assertive, person; forward young fellow; big strong person) [masculine, noun], forrántacht (english: aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness) [feminine]
    Sense id: en-forrán-ga-noun-nL5bNjq4 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish forrán.",
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      "form": "forráin",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a fhorráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a fhorrána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an forrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na forráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an fhorráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na bhforrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an bhforrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don fhorrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na forráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forrán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhorrán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhforrán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "urán",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "forráin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
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        "f4request": "1",
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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          "translation": "to accost, address (someone)",
          "word": "forrán a chur ar"
        }
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        "attack, assault; violence, aggression"
      ],
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          "english": "violent, aggressive; bold, forward, assertive",
          "tags": [
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          "translation": "violent, aggressive; bold, forward, assertive",
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        },
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          "english": "bold, assertive, person; forward young fellow; big strong person",
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            "noun"
          ],
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          "word": "forránach"
        },
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          "english": "aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "translation": "aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness",
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        }
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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}
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      "english": "to accost, address (someone)",
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      "translation": "to accost, address (someone)",
      "word": "forrán a chur ar"
    }
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "forráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a fhorráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a fhorrána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an forrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na forráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an fhorráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na bhforrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an bhforrán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "table-tags"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forrán",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "lenition"
      ]
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      "form": "bhforrán",
      "source": "mutation",
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness",
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        "Irish lemmas",
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        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
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        "Pages with entries"
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        ],
        [
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          "aggression"
        ]
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "forrán"
}

Download raw JSONL data for forrán meaning in Irish (4.5kB)

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