fosta

See also: fostă, føsta, and FOSTA

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fosta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔsˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

fosta

  1. (literary) steady, steadfast

Declension
Declension of fosta
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fosta fhosta fosta;
fhosta²
Vocative fhosta fosta
Genitive fosta fosta fosta
Dative fosta;
fhosta¹		 fhosta fosta;
fhosta²
Comparative níos fosta
Superlative is fosta

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Adverb

fosta

  1. also

Synonyms

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

Further reading
  • “fosta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “fosta” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 332.
  • "fosta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “fosta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “fosta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German fastēn. Cognate with German fasten.

Verb

fosta

  1. to fast
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