fo-ithir

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ ithir (“soil”).

Noun

fo-ithir f (genitive singular fo-ithreach, nominative plural fo-ithreacha)

1. subsoil

Declension

Declension of fo-ithir

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fo-ithir fo-ithreacha Vocative a fho-ithir a fho-ithreacha Genitive fo-ithreach fo-ithreacha Dative fo-ithir fo-ithreacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fho-ithir na fo-ithreacha Genitive na fo-ithreach na bhfo-ithreacha Dative leis an bhfo-ithir don fho-ithir leis na fo-ithreacha

Synonyms

• gaíon

Mutation

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

References

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