focheist

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ ceist (“question”).

Noun

focheist f (genitive singular focheiste, nominative plural focheisteanna)

  1. minor, subordinate question
  2. odd, occasional inquiry

Declension

Declension of focheist (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative focheist focheisteanna
vocative a fhocheist a fhocheisteanna
genitive focheiste focheisteanna
dative focheist focheisteanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhocheist na focheisteanna
genitive na focheiste na bhfocheisteanna
dative leis an bhfocheist
don fhocheist 		leis na focheisteanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of focheist
radical lenition eclipsis
focheist fhocheist bhfocheist

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

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