foirgneamh

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔɾʲɪɟənʲəvˠ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔɾʲɪɟnʲəvˠ/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔɾʲɪɟnʲuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠʌɾʲɪɟnʲu/

Noun

foirgneamh m (genitive singular foirgnimh, nominative plural foirgnimh)

building, structure
collection of buildings
nesting-place

Declension

Declension of foirgneamh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	foirgneamh	foirgnimh
Vocative	a fhoirgnimh	a fhoirgneamha
Genitive	foirgnimh	foirgneamh
Dative	foirgneamh	foirgnimh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an foirgneamh	na foirgnimh
Genitive	an fhoirgnimh	na bhfoirgneamh
Dative	leis an bhfoirgneamh don fhoirgneamh	leis na foirgnimh

Further reading

"foirgneamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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