See also: fior, fìor, and fíor

Irish

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Etymology

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From fíor (true).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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fíor-

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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of fíor-
radical lenition eclipsis
fíor- fhíor- bhfíor-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 101

Further reading

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  NODES
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