fobhríste

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“under-”) +‎ bríste (“pants”).

Noun

fobhríste m (genitive singular fobhríste, nominative plural fobhrístí)

1. underpants

Declension

Declension of fobhríste

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fobhríste fobhrístí Vocative a fhobhríste a fhobhrístí Genitive fobhríste fobhrístí Dative fobhríste fobhrístí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fobhríste na fobhrístí Genitive an fhobhríste na bhfobhrístí Dative leis an bhfobhríste don fhobhríste leis na fobhrístí

Derived terms

• fobhríste dornálaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fobhríste	fhobhríste	bhfobhríste
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fobhríste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fobhríste” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fobhríste” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.