fuarchúis
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From fuar (“cold, apathetic”) + cúis (“cause”) [from 17th c.].
Noun edit
fuarchúis f (genitive singular fuarchúise)
- indifference, apathy
- phlegm (calmness, composure), coolness, imperturbability
- chilliness (of manner), frigidity
Declension edit
Declension of fuarchúis
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fuarchúis | fhuarchúis | bhfuarchúis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuarchúis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN