frithfhórsa

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (“anti-, counter-”) +‎ fórsa (“force”).

Noun

frithfhórsa m (genitive singular frithfhórsa, nominative plural frithfhórsaí)

1. counterforce

Declension

Declension of frithfhórsa (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative frithfhórsa frithfhórsaí vocative a fhrithfhórsa a fhrithfhórsaí genitive frithfhórsa frithfhórsaí dative frithfhórsa frithfhórsaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an frithfhórsa na frithfhórsaí genitive an fhrithfhórsa na bhfrithfhórsaí dative leis an bhfrithfhórsa don fhrithfhórsa leis na frithfhórsaí

Related terms

• frithfhórsa leictreaghluaiseach (“back electromotive force”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of frithfhórsa

radical	lenition	eclipsis
frithfhórsa	fhrithfhórsa	bhfrithfhórsa

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