frithchaitheamh

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (“counter-”) +‎ caitheamh (“throw, cast”, noun).

Noun

frithchaitheamh m (genitive singular frithchaithimh)

1. verbal noun of frithchaith
2. reflection

Conjugation

Declension of frithchaitheamh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative frithchaitheamh vocative a fhrithchaithimh genitive frithchaithimh dative frithchaitheamh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an frithchaitheamh genitive an fhrithchaithimh dative leis an bhfrithchaitheamh don fhrithchaitheamh

Related terms

• frithchaiteach (“reflecting, reflective”, adjective)
• frithchaiteoir m (“reflector”)
• frith-chaithmhéadracht f (“reflectometry”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of frithchaitheamh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
frithchaitheamh	fhrithchaitheamh	bhfrithchaitheamh

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