fíor-

See also: fior, fìor, and fíor

Irish

Etymology

From fíor (“true”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʲiːɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲiːɾʲ/[1]
  • Homophone: fír (Ulster)

Prefix

fíor-

  1. real, true, genuine
  2. intense, very, ultra, pure
  3. noble

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with fíor-
fíorchneas
fíordheimhneacht
fíormhaith
fíoruisce
  • Fíor-Dhia
  • fíor-oirmhinneach
  • fíorchaoin
  • fíorchinnte
  • fíorchodán
  • fíoreach
  • fíoreolas
  • fíorfhuil
  • fíorghin
  • fíorghrá
  • fíoriasc
  • fíoríomhá
  • fíormhaith
  • fíorscoth
  • fíorspár
  • fíoruisce

Mutation

Mutated forms of fíor-
radical lenition eclipsis
fíor- fhíor- bhfíor-

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 101

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíor-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “fíor-”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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