Irish edit

Etymology edit

Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, sound) +‎ eolaíocht (science); calque of English phonology.

Noun edit

fóineolaíocht f (genitive singular fóineolaíochta)

  1. phonology
    Synonym: foghareolaíocht

Declension edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fóineolaíocht fhóineolaíocht bhfóineolaíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • Entries containing “fóineolaíocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.