forbae

Old Irish

Etymology

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Noun

forbae n

1. verbal noun of for·fen

Inflection

Neuter io-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	forbaeN	forbaeL	forbaeL
Vocative	forbaeN	forbaeL	forbaeL
Accusative	forbaeN	forbaeL	forbaeL
Genitive	forbaiL	forbaeL	forbaeN
Dative	forbuL	forbaib	forbaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: forbba
  • Irish: forba

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “forbae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language