foir

See also: foïr and fóir

Irish

Verb

foir (present analytic foireann, future analytic foirfidh, verbal noun foiriúint, past participle foirthe)

Ulster form of oir (“suit, fit, become”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *foir* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	foirim	foireann tú; foirir^†	foireann sé, sí	foirimid; foireann muid	foireann sibh	foireann siad; foirid^†	a fhoireann; a fhoireas	foirtear
past	d'fhoir mé; d'fhoireas / fhoir mé^‡; fhoireas^‡	d'fhoir tú; d'fhoiris / fhoir tú^‡; fhoiris^‡	d'fhoir sé, sí / fhoir sé, sí^‡	d'fhoireamar; d'fhoir muid / fhoireamar^‡; fhoir muid^‡	d'fhoir sibh; d'fhoireabhair / fhoir sibh^‡; fhoireabhair^‡	d'fhoir siad; d'fhoireadar / fhoir siad^‡; fhoireadar^‡	a d'fhoir	foireadh
past habitual	d'fhoirinn / foirinn^‡	d'fhoirteá / foirteá^‡	d'fhoireadh sé, sí / foireadh sé, sí^‡	d'fhoirimis; d'fhoireadh muid / foirimis^‡; foireadh muid^‡	d'fhoireadh sibh / foireadh sibh^‡	d'fhoiridís; d'fhoireadh siad / foiridís^‡; foireadh siad^‡	a d'fhoireadh	d'fhoirtí / foirtí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	foirfidh mé; foirfead	foirfidh tú; foirfir^†	foirfidh sé, sí	foirfimid; foirfidh muid	foirfidh sibh	foirfidh siad; foirfid^†	a fhoirfidh; a fhoirfeas	foirfear
conditional	d'fhoirfinn / foirfinn^‡	d'fhoirfeá / foirfeá^‡	d'fhoirfeadh sé, sí / foirfeadh sé, sí^‡	d'fhoirfimis; d'fhoirfeadh muid / foirfimis^‡; foirfeadh muid^‡	d'fhoirfeadh sibh / foirfeadh sibh^‡	d'fhoirfidís; d'fhoirfeadh siad / foirfidís^‡; foirfeadh siad^‡	a d'fhoirfeadh	d'fhoirfí / foirfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go bhfoire mé; go bhfoiread^†	go bhfoire tú; go bhfoirir^†	go bhfoire sé, sí	go bhfoirimid; go bhfoire muid	go bhfoire sibh	go bhfoire siad; go bhfoirid^†	—	go bhfoirtear
past	dá bhfoirinn	dá bhfoirteá	dá bhfoireadh sé, sí	dá bhfoirimis; dá bhfoireadh muid	dá bhfoireadh sibh	dá bhfoiridís; dá bhfoireadh siad	—	dá bhfoirtí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	foirim	foir	foireadh sé, sí	foirimis	foirigí; foiridh^†	foiridís	—	foirtear

past participle	foirthe

verbal noun	foiriúint

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of *foir*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
foir	fhoir	bhfoir

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “foir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin fodiō.

Alternative forms

fouir, foïr

Verb

foir

(transitive) to dig

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). This verb has a stressed present stem fue distinct from the unstressed stem fo, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of foir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		foir			avoir foï
gerund		en foant, foïssant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		foant, foïssant
past participle		foï
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	fue, foïs	fues, foïs	fuet, foïst	foons, foïssons	foez, foïssez	fueent, foïssent
	imperfect	fooie, foeie, foïssoie, foïsseie	fooies, foeies, foïssoies, foïsseies	fooit, foeit, foïssoit, foïsseit	foïiens, foïens, foïssiiens, foïssiens	foïiez, foïez, foïssiiez, foïssiez	fooient, foeient, foïssoient, foïsseient
	preterite	foï	foïs	foï	foïmes	foïstes	foïrent
	future	forrai, foïrai	forras, foïras	forra, foïra	forrons, foïrons	forroiz, forreiz, forrez, foïroiz, foïreiz, foïrez	forront, foïront
	conditional	forroie, forreie, foïroie, foïreie	forroies, forreies, foïroies, foïreies	forroit, forreit, foïroit, foïreit	forriiens, forriens, foïriiens, foïriens	forriiez, forriez, foïriiez, foïriez	forroient, forreient, foïroient, foïreient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	fuee, foïsse	fuees, foïsses	fuee, foïsse	foons, foïssons	foez, foïssez	fueent, foïssent
simple tenses	imperfect	foïsse	foïsses	foïst	foïssons, foïssiens	foïssoiz, foïssez, foïssiez	foïssent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	fue, foïs	—	foons, foïssons	foez, foïssez	—

Descendants

French: fouir

Etymology 2

see fuir

Verb

foir

alternative form of fuïr

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of foir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		foir			avoir foï, fuï
gerund		en fuiant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		fuiant
past participle		foï, fuï
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	fui	fuis	fuit	fuions	fuiiez	fuient
	imperfect	fuioie, fuieie	fuioies, fuieies	fuioit, fuieit	fuiiiens, fuiiens	fuiiiez, fuiiez	fuioient, fuieient
	preterite	foï, fuï	foïs, fuïs	foï, fuï	foïmes, fuïmes	foïstes, fuïstes	foïrent, fuïrent
	future	fuirai	fuiras	fuira	fuirons	fuiroiz, fuireiz, fuirez	fuiront
	conditional	fuiroie, fuireie	fuiroies, fuireies	fuiroit, fuireit	fuiriiens, fuiriens	fuiriiez, fuiriez	fuiroient, fuireient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	fuie	fuies	fuie	fuiiens, fuions	fuiiez	fuient
simple tenses	imperfect	foïsse, fuïsse	foïsses, fuïsses	foïst, fuïst	foïssons, foïssiens, fuïssons, fuïssiens	foïssoiz, foïssez, foïssiez, fuïssoiz, fuïssez, fuïssiez	foïssent, fuïssent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	fui	—	fuions	fuiiez	—

Old Irish

Alternative forms

fair

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸoɾʲ/

Pronoun

foir (emphatic foirsom or foirsem)

third-person singular masculine/neuter accusative of for