"foir" meaning in Old Irish

See foir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈɸoɾʲ/ Forms: foirsom [emphatic], foirsem [emphatic], fair [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|sga|prepositional pronoun|emphatic|foirsom|or|foirsem}} foir (emphatic foirsom or foirsem)
  1. third-person singular masculine/neuter accusative of for Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, neuter, singular, third-person Form of: for
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    {
      "form": "foirsom",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foirsem",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fair",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "prepositional pronoun",
        "3": "emphatic",
        "4": "foirsom",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "foirsem"
      },
      "expansion": "foir (emphatic foirsom or foirsem)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish prepositional pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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              20,
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            ]
          ],
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            [
              46,
              52
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(It is) from history that that name was given to him, because that is the day (when) he was born, not because he was born in that place.",
          "text": "Di airisin do·ratad foir a n-ainmm sin, ar iss ed laithe insin ro·­ṅgenair-­som, ní airindí ro·ṅgenad-som isind luc sin.",
          "translation": "(It is) from history that that name was given to him, because that is the day (when) he was born, not because he was born in that place.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "for"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person singular masculine/neuter accusative of for"
      ],
      "id": "en-foir-sga-pron-HogWOnMn",
      "links": [
        [
          "for",
          "for#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸoɾʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foir"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "foirsom",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foirsem",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fair",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "prepositional pronoun",
        "3": "emphatic",
        "4": "foirsom",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "foirsem"
      },
      "expansion": "foir (emphatic foirsom or foirsem)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Irish non-lemma forms",
        "Old Irish prepositional pronouns",
        "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old Irish terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            ]
          ],
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              46,
              52
            ]
          ],
          "english": "(It is) from history that that name was given to him, because that is the day (when) he was born, not because he was born in that place.",
          "text": "Di airisin do·ratad foir a n-ainmm sin, ar iss ed laithe insin ro·­ṅgenair-­som, ní airindí ro·ṅgenad-som isind luc sin.",
          "translation": "(It is) from history that that name was given to him, because that is the day (when) he was born, not because he was born in that place.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "for"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person singular masculine/neuter accusative of for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "for",
          "for#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸoɾʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foir"
}

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