blas.foirgneamh
building
"foirgneamh" means "building" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈfˠɔɾʲɪɟənʲəvˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → fhoirgneamh, Urú → bhfoirgneamh.
Mutation forms
In Irish, the first letter of "foirgneamh" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | foirgneamh |
| Séimhiú | fhoirgneamh |
| Urú | bhfoirgneamh |
"foirgneamh" in context
Tá an foirgneamh ard.
The building is tall.
A1Chuaigh an foirgneamh ó úinéir go húinéir cúpla uair.
The building passed from owner to owner.
B1Leag siad an foirgneamh is airde.
They pulled down the tallest building.
A1Foirgneamh aon stóir.
Single-storey building.
A1Agus dá mba bhuama é, caithfidh gur cheann ollmhór é a phléascfadh an foirgneamh amach ar dhá thaobh.
And if it was a bomb, it must have been a huge one to explode out of the building on two sides.
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