fo-bhaile

Irish

Etymology

Frrom fo- (“sub-”) +‎ baile (“home; settlement”).

Noun

fo-bhaile m (genitive singular fo-bhaile, nominative plural fo-bhailte)

1. suburb

Declension

Declension of fo-bhaile

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fo-bhaile fo-bhailte Vocative a fho-bhaile a fho-bhailte Genitive fo-bhaile fo-bhailte Dative fo-bhaile fo-bhailte

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fo-bhaile na fo-bhailte Genitive an fho-bhaile na bhfo-bhailte Dative leis an bhfo-bhaile don fho-bhaile leis na fo-bhailte

Synonyms

• bruachbhaile

Derived terms

• fo-bhailteach (“suburban; suburbanite”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fo-bhaile	fho-bhaile	bhfo-bhaile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

fo- +‎ baile

Noun

fo-bhaile m (genitive singular fo-bhaile, plural fo-bhailtean)

1. suburb

Synonyms

• dlùth-bhaile
• frith-bhaile
• iomall-baile
• oir-baile