frithbhuaic

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (“anti-, counter-”) +‎ buaic (“highest point; ridge, crest; prow”).

Noun

frithbhuaic f (genitive singular frithbhuaice, nominative plural frithbhuaiceanna)

1. anticlimax

Declension

Declension of frithbhuaic (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative frithbhuaic frithbhuaiceanna vocative a fhrithbhuaic a fhrithbhuaiceanna genitive frithbhuaice frithbhuaiceanna dative frithbhuaic frithbhuaiceanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhrithbhuaic na frithbhuaiceanna genitive na frithbhuaice na bhfrithbhuaiceanna dative leis an bhfrithbhuaic don fhrithbhuaic leis na frithbhuaiceanna

Synonyms

• frithdhígeann m

Mutation

Mutated forms of frithbhuaic

radical	lenition	eclipsis
frithbhuaic	fhrithbhuaic	bhfrithbhuaic

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