firéad

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman firet, furet, diminutive of Old French fuiron (“weasel, ferret”), from Late Latin furō (“cat; robber”), diminutive of Latin fur (“thief”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲəˈrʲeːd̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪrʲeːd̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪrʲad̪ˠ/

Noun

firéad m (genitive singular firéid, nominative plural firéid)

  1. ferret

Declension

Declension of firéad (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative firéad firéid
vocative a fhiréid a fhiréada
genitive firéid firéad
dative firéad firéid
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an firéad na firéid
genitive an fhiréid na bhfiréad
dative leis an bhfiréad
don fhiréad 		leis na firéid

Mutation

Mutated forms of firéad
radical lenition eclipsis
firéad fhiréad bhfiréad

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

Further reading

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