fo-eachtra

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ eachtra (“episode, incident, affair, proceeding, event”).

Noun

fo-eachtra f (genitive singular fo-eachtra, nominative plural fo-eachtraí)

1. minor adventure
2. minor event, incident
3. minor anecdote
4. interlude

   Synonym: fo-scéal

5. (theater) by-plot

Declension

Declension of fo-eachtra (fourth declension)

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of fo-eachtra

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fo-eachtra	fho-eachtra	bhfo-eachtra

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) “fo-eachtra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fo-eachtra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm