fo-fhadhb

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ fadhb (“problem”).

Noun

fo-fhadhb f (genitive singular fo-fhaidhbe, nominative plural fo-fhadhbanna)

1. (mathematics) rider

Declension

Declension of fo-fhadhb (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fo-fhadhb fo-fhadhbanna vocative a fho-fhadhb a fho-fhadhbanna genitive fo-fhaidhbe fo-fhadhbanna dative fo-fhadhb fo-fhaidhb (archaic, dialectal) fo-fhadhbanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fho-fhadhb na fo-fhadhbanna genitive na fo-fhaidhbe na bhfo-fhadhbanna dative leis an bhfo-fhadhb leis an bhfo-fhaidhb (archaic, dialectal) don fho-fhadhb don fho-fhaidhb (archaic, dialectal) leis na fo-fhadhbanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of fo-fhadhb

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fo-fhadhb	fho-fhadhb	bhfo-fhadhb

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fo-fhadhb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fo-fhadhb”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm