fosta
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish fosta.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fosta
Declension edit
Declension of fosta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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 edit
- fostacht (“firmness, steadiness”)
Adverb edit
fosta
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
- Entries containing “fosta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fosta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fosta f
Vilamovian edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German fastēn. Cognate with German fasten.
Verb edit
fosta
- to fast