foscadh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish foscad (“shadow; protection”), from fo- + scáth (“shade, shadow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

foscadh m (genitive singular foscaidh, nominative plural foscaí)

  1. shelter (a refuge or other protection)
  2. (literary) shade

Declension
Declension of foscadh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative foscadh foscaí
Vocative a fhoscaidh a fhoscaí
Genitive foscaidh foscaí
Dative foscadh foscaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an foscadh na foscaí
Genitive an fhoscaidh na bhfoscaí
Dative leis an bhfoscadh

don fhoscadh

 leis na foscaí

Synonyms
  • (shelter): fothain
  • (shade): scáth

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
foscadh fhoscadh bhfoscadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “foscaḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Further reading
  • “foscad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "foscadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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