foghailbhrabúis

Irish

Etymology

From foghail (“(act of) plundering, pillaging; depredation, trespass; spoils”) +‎ brabúis (“profits”).

Noun

foghailbhrabúis m pl (genitive plural foghailbhrabús, nominative plural ~)

1. (law, plural only) mesne profits

Declension

Declension of foghailbhrabúis

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative — foghailbhrabúis Vocative — a fhoghailbhrabúsa Genitive — foghailbhrabús Dative — foghailbhrabúis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative — na foghailbhrabúis Genitive — na bhfoghailbhrabús Dative — leis na foghailbhrabúis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
foghailbhrabúis	fhoghailbhrabúis	bhfoghailbhrabúis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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