fód
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish fót, of unknown origin. MacBain tentatively reconstructs a Proto-Celtic *wontos,[2] but with no cognates outside Goidelic or plausible Indo-European etymology, that is mere speculation.
Noun edit
fód m (genitive singular fóid, nominative plural fóid or fóda)
Declension edit
Declension of fód
Derived terms edit
- claonfhód m (“sloping sod; sod turned against slope of hill”)
- faoi fhód
- fódach
- fódaigh
- fódán
- fódbhán
- fódchiseal
- fódfhairsing
- fódmhar
- fódóireacht
- fódú
- fódúil
- mórfhód
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fód”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fód” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fód” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Etymology 2 edit
Contraction edit
fód
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fód | fhód | bhfód |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “fód”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN