fo-scéal

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“minor, lesser”) +‎ scéal (“story”).

Noun

fo-scéal m (genitive singular fo-scéil, nominative plural fo-scéalta)

1. minor tale
2. minor matter, by-issue
3. interlude

   Synonym: fo-eachtra

Declension

Declension of fo-scéal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fo-scéal fo-scéalta Vocative a fho-scéil a fho-scéalta Genitive fo-scéil fo-scéalta Dative fo-scéal fo-scéalta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fo-scéal na fo-scéalta Genitive an fho-scéil na bhfo-scéalta Dative leis an bhfo-scéal don fho-scéal leis na fo-scéalta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fo-scéal	fho-scéal	bhfo-scéal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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