féirín

Irish

Etymology

From English fairing. Compare Welsh fferins (“sweets, candy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

féirín m (genitive singular féirín, nominative plural féiríní)

  1. fairing, gift, present, Christmas box
    Synonyms: tabhartas, bronntanas

Declension

Declension of féirín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative féirín féiríní
vocative a fhéirín a fhéiríní
genitive féirín féiríní
dative féirín féiríní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an féirín na féiríní
genitive an fhéirín na bhféiríní
dative leis an bhféirín
don fhéirín 		leis na féiríní

Mutation

Mutated forms of féirín
radical lenition eclipsis
féirín fhéirín bhféirín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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