Pota Focal Intergaelic
Gluais TíHouse Glossary Gluais Beo!Beo! Glossary TeasárasThesaurus BriathraVerbs
fionnachtain fionnadh fionnuar fionnuisce fiontar fiontraí fíor fíor- fíoraigh fíoras fios fiosrach fiosracht fiosraigh fiosrúchán fireannach fíréanta fíric fírinne firinscneach fís
fíor
ADJECTIVE
OPPOSITE: bréagach
true
truthful
expressing the truth
is fíor [rud]
[something] is true
is fíor an ráiteas sin
that statement is true
is fíor sin, ach chreidfidh siad muid
that's right but they won't believe us
[rud] fíor
[something] is true
an ráiteas sin fíor
that statement is true
is fíor do [dhuine]
[somebody] is right
is fíor duit
you are right
fíor-
PREFIX
true
fíorscéal
a true story
fíorchara
a true friend
fíor-
PREFIX
really
very
post fíordheacair
a really difficult job
fíor
FEMININE NOUN
figure
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
fíor
ADJECTIVE
GRADED FORM
fíre
PLURAL
fíora
fíor
FEMININE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
fíorach
NOMINATVE PLURAL
fíoracha
GENITIVE PLURAL
fíoracha
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
fíor bréagach?
true or false?
bíonn a mhalairt fíor chomh maith, dar ndóigh
the opposite is often true too, of course
Bhí fíordheas cúpla seachtain a chaitheamh anseo, ach beidh sásta a bheith ar ais sa mbaile mar sin féin.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
It was really nice to spend a few weeks here, but I will be happy to be back home all the same.
A fhad agus is eol dom, seo fíor.
As far as I know, this is true.
chomh minic is a théann chuig drámaí? - Go fíorannamh.
'Gaeilge gan Stró!', Beginners Level, ranganna.com
How often do you go to plays? - Very seldom.
fíor an teoiric, dar leis na saineolaithe.
'Beo!', beo.ie
The theory is wrong, according to the experts.
B'fhíor di, faraor.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Unfortunately, she was right.
Táthar á chur sin air, cibé acu fíor bréag an scéal.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
That's what they say about him, be it true or false.