fo-fhathach

Irish

Etymology

From fo- +‎ fathach.

Noun

fo-fhathach m (genitive singular fo-fathaigh, nominative plural fo-fathaigh)

1. (astronomy) subgiant

Declension

Declension of fo-fathach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fo-fathach fo-fathaigh Vocative a fho-fathaigh a fho-fathacha Genitive fo-fathaigh fo-fathach Dative fo-fathach fo-fathaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fo-fathach na fo-fathaigh Genitive an fho-fathaigh na bhfo-fathach Dative leis an bhfo-fathach don fho-fathach leis na fo-fathaigh

See also

• fathach
• fathach dearg
• fathach gorm

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fo-fhathach	fho-fhathach	bhfo-fhathach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fo-fhathach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fo-fhathach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fo-fhathach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024