fopholach

Irish

Alternative forms

• fo-pholach

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ pol (“pole”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fopholach (genitive singular masculine fopholaigh, genitive singular feminine fopholaí, plural fopholacha, not comparable)

1. (electricity, etc.) subpolar

Declension

Declension of fopholach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	fopholach	fhopholach	fopholacha; fhopholacha2
vocative	fhopholaigh		fopholacha
genitive		fopholaí	fopholacha	fopholach
dative	fopholach; fhopholach1	fhopholach; fhopholaigh (archaic)	fopholacha; fhopholacha2
Comparative	níos fopholaí
Superlative	is fopholaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of fopholach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fopholach	fhopholach	bhfopholach

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