foscadh

Irish

Alternative forms

• fascadh (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From Old Irish foscad (“shadow; protection”), from fo- + scáth (“shade, shadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠasˠkə/ (corresponding to the alternative form fascadh)

Noun

foscadh m (genitive singular foscaidh, nominative plural foscaí)

1. shelter (a refuge or other protection)
2. (literary) shade

Declension

Declension of foscadh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative foscadh foscaí Vocative a fhoscaidh a fhoscaí Genitive foscaidh foscaí Dative foscadh foscaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an foscadh na foscaí Genitive an fhoscaidh na bhfoscaí Dative leis an bhfoscadh don fhoscadh leis na foscaí

Synonyms

• (shelter): fothain
• (shade): scáth

References

• Template:R:ga:Dinneen

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “foscad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foscadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN