fostiall

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“under”) +‎ stiall (“strip”).

Noun

fostiall f (genitive singular fostéille, nominative plural fostiallacha)

1. undercut (underside of a sirloin of beef)

Declension

Declension of fostiall

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fostiall fostiallacha Vocative a fhostiall a fhostiallacha Genitive fostéille fostiallacha Dative fostiall fostiallacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhostiall na fostiallacha Genitive na fostéille na bhfostiallacha Dative leis an bhfostiall don fhostiall leis na fostiallacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fostiall	fhostiall	bhfostiall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fostiall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “undercut”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fostiall”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm