freisin

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From early modern fa ris sin (“moreover”), from fa + ris (< Old Irish fris) + sin.[2] Compare frae, fara (“along with”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲɾʲɛʃənʲ/
  • (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɾˠɔʃənʲ/ (as corresponding to the form froisin)

Adverb

freisin

  1. also, as well, too

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ “freisin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ O’Rahilly, T. F. (1941) “Introduction”, in Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire, Desiderius, otherwise called Sgáthán an chrábhaidh‎[1], Dublin, page xxxvi

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “freisin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 488; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “freisin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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