Irish
Etymology
From fo- (“under”) + stát (“state”).
Noun
fostát m (genitive singular fostáit, nominative plural fostáit)
- satellite state, vassal state
- Synonym: stát spleách
Declension
Declension of fostát (first declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of fostát
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lenition
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eclipsis
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fhostát
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bhfostát
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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) “fostát”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fostát”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fostát”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025