fofhosfáit

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“hypo-”) +‎ fosfáit (“phosphate”).

Noun

fofhosfáit f (genitive singular fofhosfáite)

1. (inorganic chemistry) hypophosphate

Declension

Declension of fofhosfáit

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fofhosfáit Vocative a fhofhosfáit Genitive fofhosfáite Dative fofhosfáit

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fhofhosfáit Genitive na fofhosfáite Dative leis an bhfofhosfáit don fhofhosfáit

Synonyms

• hipeafosfáit

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fofhosfáit	fhofhosfáit	bhfofhosfáit
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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