fuireachas

== Irish == === Alternative forms === fuireachan, fuireachras furachas (Ulster) fuireachrus, fuirechrus, furachras, furachrus, furachus, furchas (obsolete) === Etymology === Dissimilated from earlier fuireachras, from Middle Irish furachrus. By surface analysis, fuireachair +‎ -as. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic furachas. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiɾʲəxəsˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɞɾˠaxəsˠ/ (corresponding to furachas) === Noun === fuireachas m (genitive singular fuireachais) (act of) expecting, expectation, (act of) waiting for watchfulness, vigilance, cautiousness (military) stand-to ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ar fuireachas ==== Related terms ==== fuireach fuirigh === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “fuireaċas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 340 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fuireachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN