focleolaí

Irish

Etymology

From focal (“word”) +‎ eolaí (“scientist; -logist”).

Noun

focleolaí m (genitive singular focleolaí, nominative plural focleolaithe)

1. philologist

Declension

Declension of focleolaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative focleolaí focleolaithe Vocative a fhocleolaí a fhocleolaithe Genitive focleolaí focleolaithe Dative focleolaí focleolaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an focleolaí na focleolaithe Genitive an fhocleolaí na bhfocleolaithe Dative leis an bhfocleolaí don fhocleolaí leis na focleolaithe

Related terms

• focleolaíoch (“philological”, adjective)
• focleolaíocht f (“philology”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
focleolaí	fhocleolaí	bhfocleolaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "focleolaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.