fo-ithir

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ ithir (“soil”).

Noun

fo-ithir f (genitive singular fo-ithreach, nominative plural fo-ithreacha)

1. subsoil

Declension

Declension of fo-ithir (fifth declension)

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

Synonyms

• gaíon

Mutation

Mutated forms of fo-ithir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fo-ithir	fho-ithir	bhfo-ithir

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-ithir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN