fochlós

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-, under”) +‎ clós (“close, enclosure; yard”).

Noun

fochlós m (genitive singular fochlóis, nominative plural fochlóis)

1. (architecture) (basement) area (sunken space by basement)

Declension

Declension of fochlós

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fochlós fochlóis Vocative a fhochlóis a fhochlósa Genitive fochlóis fochlós Dative fochlós fochlóis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fochlós na fochlóis Genitive an fhochlóis na bhfochlós Dative leis an bhfochlós don fhochlós leis na fochlóis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fochlós	fhochlós	bhfochlós
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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