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fíor.

true

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/fʲiːɾˠ/Connacht, Munster/fʲiːɾˠ/Ulster/fʲiəɾˠ/Ulster

  1. true

  2. correct

  3. real

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fír (“true”), from Proto-Celtic *wīros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. Cognate with Latin vērus and German wahr.

noun/fʲiːɾˠ/Connacht, Munster/fʲiːɾˠ/Ulster/fʲiəɾˠ/Ulster

  1. truth

    feminine

  2. honour

    feminine

  3. true word; assurance, pledge

    feminine

  4. true word; assurance, pledge word

    colloquial · feminine

  5. test, ordeal

    feminine · literary
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fír (“true”), from Proto-Celtic *wīros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. Cognate with Latin vērus and German wahr.

noun/fʲiːɾˠ/Connacht, Munster/fʲiːɾˠ/Ulster/fʲiəɾˠ/Ulster

  1. figure

    feminine

  2. formation

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish figor, borrowed from Latin figūra. Doublet of figiúr.

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