foshraith

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ sraith (“layer, stratum”).

Noun

foshraith f (genitive singular foshraithe, nominative plural foshraitheanna)

1. substratum (something underlying)

   Synonym: dúshraith

2. (construction, electronics) substrate

Declension

Declension of foshraith (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative foshraith foshraitheanna vocative a fhoshraith a fhoshraitheanna genitive foshraithe foshraitheanna dative foshraith foshraitheanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an fhoshraith na foshraitheanna genitive na foshraithe na bhfoshraitheanna dative leis an bhfoshraith don fhoshraith leis na foshraitheanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of foshraith

radical	lenition	eclipsis
foshraith	fhoshraith	bhfoshraith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foshraith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “foshraith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “foshraith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025