fo-bhard

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ bard (“bard”).

Noun

fo-bhard m (genitive singular fo-bhaird, nominative plural fo-bhaird)

1. lesser bard

Declension

Declension of fo-bhard

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fo-bhard fo-bhaird Vocative a fho-bhaird a fho-bharda Genitive fo-bhaird fo-bhard Dative fo-bhard fo-bhaird

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

Mutation

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

Further reading

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