figiúr

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English figure, from Middle English figure, from Old French figure, from Latin figūra. Doublet of fíor.

Noun

figiúr m (genitive singular figiúir, nominative plural figiúirí)

  1. figure
    1. (mathematics, geometry) digit, number, numeral
    2. (in the plural) statistics; sums, arithmetic

Declension
Declension of figiúr

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative figiúr figiúirí
Vocative a fhigiúir a fhigiúirí
Genitive figiúir figiúirí
Dative figiúr figiúirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an figiúr na figiúirí
Genitive an fhigiúir na bhfigiúirí
Dative leis an bhfigiúr

don fhigiúr

 leis na figiúirí

Derived terms
  • figiúr draíochta (“magic number”)
  • figiúr fiúntais (“figure of merit”)
  • figiúr nocht (“nude”, noun)
  • figiúr suntasach (“significant digit, significant figure”)

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

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “figiúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “figure”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • “numeral”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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