focal

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From New Latin focālis; synchronically analyzable as focus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

focal (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus
  2. (medicine) limited to a small area

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

belonging to or concerning a focus

French [edit]

Adjective [edit]

focal m (feminine focale, masculine plural focaux, feminine plural focales)

  1. focal

Irish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Irish focul, from Latin vocābulum.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈfˠɔkəl̪ˠ]

Noun [edit]

focal m (genitive focail, nominative plural focail)

  1. word

Inflection [edit]

Declension of focal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative focal focail
Vocative a fhocail a fhocala
Genitive focail focal
Dative focal focail

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an focal na focail
Genitive an fhocail na bhfocal
Dative leis an bhfocal

don fhocal

 leis na focail

Derived terms [edit]

Mutation [edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
focal fhocal bhfocal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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