foithir

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Old Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from fo + tír.

Noun[edit]

foithir m (genitive foithir)

  1. a piece of unreclaimed valley or wooded land

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative foithir, fuithir foithirL, fuithir foithirL, fuithir
Vocative foithir, fuithir foithirL, fuithir fuithriuH
Accusative foithirN, fuithir foithirL, fuithir fuithriuH
Genitive foithirL, fuithir foithir, fuithir foithirN, fuithir
Dative fo(i)thiurL foithrib foithrib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: fothair

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
foithir ḟoithir foithir
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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