forrán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish forrán.

Noun

forrán m (genitive singular forráin, nominative plural forráin)

  1. (literary) attack, assault; violence, aggression

Declension

Declension of forrán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative forrán forráin
vocative a fhorráin a fhorrána
genitive forráin forrán
dative forrán forráin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an forrán na forráin
genitive an fhorráin na bhforrán
dative leis an bhforrán
don fhorrán 		leis na forráin

Derived terms

  • forrán a chur ar (dhuine) (“to accost, address (someone)”)
  • forránach, forránta (“violent, aggressive; bold, forward, assertive”, adjective)
  • forránach m (“bold, assertive, person; forward young fellow; big strong person”, noun)
  • forrántacht f (“aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of forrán
radical lenition eclipsis
forrán fhorrán bhforrán

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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