Irish word

foighne

patience

nounfeminine/ˈfˠəinʲə/

foighne means “patience” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈfˠəinʲə/.

Mutation forms

Bhí foighne aige.

He was patient.

Emotions

croí

hub

fonn

desire

grá

love

gné

kind

mian

desire

rún

love

eagla

fear

spéis

interest

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