fithis

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish fithise, from Old Irish fithis.

Noun

fithis f (genitive singular fithise, nominative plural fithisí or fithiseacha)

  1. path, passage
  2. course, orbit
  3. (anatomy) meatus

Declension

Declension of fithis (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fithis fithisí
vocative a fhithis a fhithisí
genitive fithise fithisí
dative fithis fithisí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fhithis na fithisí
genitive na fithise na bhfithisí
dative leis an bhfithis
don fhithis 		leis na fithisí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fithis
radical lenition eclipsis
fithis fhithis bhfithis

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

References

Further reading

  • “fithis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
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