farraige

Irish

Alternative forms

fairrge (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish fairrge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaɾˠɪɟɪ/

Noun

farraige f (genitive singular farraige, nominative plural farraigí)

sea
Proverb:
Bainfidh an fharraige a cuid féin amach; beidh a cuid féin ag an bhfarraige.
The sea will have its own, its share of tragedies.
billow, swell

Declension

Declension of farraige

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	farraige	farraigí
Vocative	a fharraige	a fharraigí
Genitive	farraige	farraigí
Dative	farraige	farraigí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an fharraige	na farraigí
Genitive	na farraige	na bhfarraigí
Dative	leis an bhfarraige don fharraige	leis na farraigí

Derived terms

an fharraige mhór (“the open sea, the ocean”)
ar farraige, ar an bhfarraige (“at sea”)
farraige chósta (“coastal waters”)
farraigeoireacht (“(act of) seafaring”)
farraigí an domhain (“the seas of the world, the seven seas”)
fear farraige, farraigeach (“seaman, seafarer”)
fear i bhfarraige! (“man overboard!”)
focal farraige (“nautical term”)
fórsaí farraige (“naval forces”)
gafa i bhfarraige (“for one's number to be up”)
iasc farraige (“sea-fish”)
leibhéal na farraige (“sea-level”)
lucht farraige (“seafarers”)
na farraigí arda (“the high seas”)
tinneas farraige (“sea-sickness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
farraige	fharraige	bhfarraige
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“fairrge” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 294.
"farraige" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“fairrge, fairge” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Entries containing “farraige” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “farraige” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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