fairsinge

Irish

Noun

fairsinge f (genitive singular fairsinge)

  1. width, extent; amplitude, spaciousness
  2. breadth, generality, comprehensiveness
  3. wide area, open space, expanse
  4. plenty, abundance
  5. liberality, lavishness

Synonyms
  • fairsingeach m, fairsingeachas m
  • fairsingeacht f

Adjective

fairsinge

  1. inflection of fairsing:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. nominative and vocative and dative plural
    3. strong genitive plural
  2. comparative degree of fairsing

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fairsinge fhairsinge bhfairsinge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "fairsinge" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “abundance” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “amplitude” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “expanse” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “extent” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “fullness” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “looseness” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “openness” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “plenty” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “spaciousness” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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