Irish
Etymology
From fo- (“under-”) + bríste (“pants”).
Noun
fobhríste m (genitive singular fobhríste, nominative plural fobhrístí)
- underpants
Declension
Declension of fobhríste (fourth declension)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of fobhríste
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lenition
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eclipsis
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fhobhríste
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bhfobhríste
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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) “fobhríste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fobhríste”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fobhríste”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025