fo-abhac

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ abhac (“dwarf”).

Noun

fo-abhac m (genitive singular fo-abhaic, nominative plural fo-abhaic)

1. subdwarf (star)

Declension

Declension of fo-abhac

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fo-abhac fo-abhaic Vocative a fho-abhaic a fho-abhaca Genitive fo-abhaic fo-abhac Dative fo-abhac fo-abhaic

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fo-abhac na fo-abhaic Genitive an fho-abhaic na bhfo-abhac Dative leis an bhfo-abhac don fho-abhac leis na fo-abhaic

Related terms

• abhac bán (“white dwarf”)
• abhac dearg (“red dwarf”)
• abhac donn (“brown dwarf”)
• abhac dubh (“black dwarf”)

 

Mutation

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