faoina

Irish

Alternative forms

faoi n-a (superseded)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːnˠə/

Particle

faoina (triggers eclipsis, in regular past tenses faoinar)

under which, under whom; about which, about whom (indirect relative; not used in the past tense except with some irregular verbs)
an crann faoina bhfuil sé ina shuí ― the tree under which he is sitting

an bhó faoina dúirt sé scéal ― the cow about which he told a story

Usage notes

“About/under which” may also be expressed with the indirect relative particle before the verb and the appropriate inflected form of faoi in its original position in the clause:

an crann a bhfuil sé ina shuí faoi ― the tree he is sitting under
an bhó a dúirt sé scéal fúithi ― the cow he told a story about

Contraction

faoina

Contraction of faoi (“under, about”) + a (“his, her, their”).
‘under/about his’ (triggers lenition):
faoina shúile ― under his eyes

‘under/about her’ (triggers h-prothesis):
faoina hascaill ― under her arm

‘under/about their’ (triggers eclipsis):
faoina gcosa ― under their feet

Related terms

Irish preposition contractions

Basic form	Contracted with							Copular forms
Basic form	an (“the sg”)	na (“the pl”)	mo (“my”)	do (“your”)	a (“his, her, their; which (present)”)	ár (“our”)	ar (“which (past)”)	(before consonant)	(present/future before vowel)	(past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”)	den	de na desna*	de mo dem*	de do ded, det	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
do (“to, for”)	don	do na dosna*	do mo dom*	do do dod, dot	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
faoi (“under, about”)	faoin	faoi na	faoi mo	faoi do	faoina	faoinár	faoinar		faoinarb	faoinarbh
fara (“along with, beside”)	fairis an	fairis na	fara mo	fara do	farana	faranár	faranar		faranarb	faranarbh
i (“in”)	sa, san	sna	i mo im*	i do id, it	ina	inár	inar		inarb	inarbh
le (“with”)	leis an	leis na	le mo lem*	le do led, let	lena	lenár	lenar		lenarb	lenarbh
ó (“from, since”)	ón	ó na ósna*	ó mo óm*	ó do ód, ót	óna	ónár	ónar		ónarb	ónarbh
trí (“through”)	tríd an	trí na	trí mo	trí do	trína	trínár	trínar		trínarb	trínarbh
*Dialectal.

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