fo-abhac

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ abhac (“dwarf”).

Noun

fo-abhac m (genitive singular fo-abhaic, nominative plural fo-abhaic)

1. subdwarf (star)

Declension

Declension of fo-abhac (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fo-abhac fo-abhaic vocative a fho-abhaic a fho-abhaca genitive fo-abhaic fo-abhac dative fo-abhac fo-abhaic forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fo-abhac na fo-abhaic genitive an fho-abhaic na bhfo-abhac dative leis an bhfo-abhac don fho-abhac leis na fo-abhaic

Related terms

• abhac bán (“white dwarf”)
• abhac dearg (“red dwarf”)
• abhac donn (“brown dwarf”)
• abhac dubh (“black dwarf”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of fo-abhac

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fo-abhac	fho-abhac	bhfo-abhac

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