forainm

Irish

Etymology

From for- (“pre-, fore-”) +‎ ainm (“name”).

Noun

forainm m (genitive singular forainm, nominative plural forainmneacha)

  1. cognomen
  2. nickname
    Synonym: leasainm
  3. (grammar) pronoun

Declension

Declension of forainm (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative forainm forainmneacha
vocative a fhorainm a fhorainmneacha
genitive forainm forainmneacha
dative forainm forainmneacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an forainm na forainmneacha
genitive an fhorainm na bhforainmneacha
dative leis an bhforainm
don fhorainm 		leis na forainmneacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of forainm
radical lenition eclipsis
forainm fhorainm bhforainm

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

References

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