fíor-

See also: fior, fìor, and fíor

Irish

Etymology

From fíor (“true”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʲiːɾˠ/

Prefix

fíor-

  1. real, true, genuine
    1. intense, very, ultra, pure
  2. noble

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_f%C3%ADor-'>Irish words prefixed with fíor-</a>

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fíor- fhíor- bhfíor-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "fíor-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “fíor-” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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