fosta
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish fosta.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fosta
Declension
Declension of fosta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fosta | fhosta | fosta; fhosta² | |
| Vocative | fhosta | fosta | ||
| Genitive | fosta | fosta | fosta | |
| Dative | fosta; fhosta¹ |
fhosta | fosta; fhosta² | |
| Comparative | níos fosta | |||
| Superlative | is fosta | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- fostacht (“firmness, steadiness”)
Adverb
fosta
Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fosta | fhosta | bhfosta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fosta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fosta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 332
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fosta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fosta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fosta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Old High German fastēn. Cognate with German fasten.
Verb
fosta
- to fast