foithir

See also: fo-ithir

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from fo + tír.

Noun

foithir m (genitive foithir)

  1. a piece of unreclaimed valley or wooded land

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative foithir, fuithir foithirL, fuithir foithirL, fuithir
vocative foithir, fuithir foithirL, fuithir fuithriuH
accusative foithirN, fuithir foithirL, fuithir fuithriuH
genitive foithirL, fuithir foithir, fuithir foithirN, fuithir
dative fo(i)thiurL foithrib foithrib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: fothair

Mutation

Mutation of foithir
radical lenition nasalization
foithir ḟoithir foithir
pronounced with /β̃-/

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

References

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