frithchaitheamh

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (“counter-”) +‎ caitheamh (“throw, cast”, noun).

Noun

frithchaitheamh m (genitive singular frithchaithimh)

1. verbal noun of frithchaith
2. reflection

Conjugation

Declension of frithchaitheamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative frithchaitheamh Vocative a fhrithchaithimh Genitive frithchaithimh Dative frithchaitheamh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an frithchaitheamh Genitive an fhrithchaithimh Dative leis an bhfrithchaitheamh don fhrithchaitheamh

Related terms

• frithchaiteach (“reflecting, reflective”, adjective)
• frithchaiteoir m (“reflector”)
• frith-chaithmhéadracht f (“reflectometry”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
frithchaitheamh	fhrithchaitheamh	bhfrithchaitheamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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