fobhrí

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ brí (“meaning”).

Noun

fobhrí f (genitive singular fobhrí, nominative plural fobhríonna)

1. subsidiary meaning

Declension

Declension of fobhrí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fobhrí fobhríonna Vocative a fhobhrí a fhobhríonna Genitive fobhrí fobhríonna Dative fobhrí fobhríonna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhobhrí na fobhríonna Genitive na fobhrí na bhfobhríonna Dative leis an bhfobhrí don fhobhrí leis na fobhríonna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fobhrí	fhobhrí	bhfobhrí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fobhrí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN