beathfhórsa

Irish

Etymology

From beath- (“vital”) +‎ fórsa (“force”).

Noun

beathfhórsa m (genitive singular beathfhórsa, nominative plural beathfhórsaí)

1. vital force

   Synonyms: fórsa na beatha, fórsa beathúil

Declension

Declension of beathfhórsa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative beathfhórsa beathfhórsaí Vocative a bheathfhórsa a bheathfhórsaí Genitive beathfhórsa beathfhórsaí Dative beathfhórsa beathfhórsaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an beathfhórsa na beathfhórsaí Genitive an bheathfhórsa na mbeathfhórsaí Dative leis an mbeathfhórsa don bheathfhórsa leis na beathfhórsaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beathfhórsa	bheathfhórsa	mbeathfhórsa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beathfhórsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “beathfhórsa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.