fofhosfáit

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“hypo-”) +‎ fosfáit (“phosphate”).

Noun

fofhosfáit f (genitive singular fofhosfáite)

1. (inorganic chemistry) hypophosphate

Declension

Declension of fofhosfáit (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative fofhosfáit vocative a fhofhosfáit genitive fofhosfáite dative fofhosfáit forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fhofhosfáit genitive na fofhosfáite dative leis an bhfofhosfáit don fhofhosfáit

Synonyms

• hipeafosfáit

Mutation

Mutated forms of fofhosfáit

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fofhosfáit	fhofhosfáit	bhfofhosfáit

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