focheist

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ ceist (“question”).

Noun

focheist f (genitive singular focheiste, nominative plural focheisteanna)

1. minor, subordinate question
2. odd, occasional inquiry

Declension

Declension of focheist

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative focheist focheisteanna Vocative a fhocheist a fhocheisteanna Genitive focheiste focheisteanna Dative focheist focheisteanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhocheist na focheisteanna Genitive na focheiste na bhfocheisteanna Dative leis an bhfocheist don fhocheist leis na focheisteanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
focheist	fhocheist	bhfocheist
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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