fochontráir

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare fo- (“sub-”) and contrártha (“contrary”, adjective).

Noun

fochontráir f (genitive singular fochontráire, nominative plural fochontráirí)

1. (logic) subcontrary

Declension

Declension of fochontráir (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fochontráir fochontráirí vocative a fhochontráir a fhochontráirí genitive fochontráire fochontráirí dative fochontráir fochontráirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhochontráir na fochontráirí genitive na fochontráire na bhfochontráirí dative leis an bhfochontráir don fhochontráir leis na fochontráirí

Mutation

Mutated forms of fochontráir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fochontráir	fhochontráir	bhfochontráir

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) “fochontráirí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN