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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
frithbhuaic	fhrithbhuaic	bhfrithbhuaic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “frithbhuaic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN