fo-

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word fo-. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word fo-, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say fo- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word fo- you have here. The definition of the word fo- will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offo-, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "fo"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fo- (“under, beneath; about, around”) (compare modern faoi), from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-, from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“under, up from under”).

Prefix

fo-

  1. sub-, under-, hypo-, secondary, subsidiary
  2. minor, lesser; light, trivial
  3. odd, occasional

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with fo-

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fo- fho- bhfo-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Manx

Etymology

From fo, from Old Irish fo (“under, beneath; towards, into, through; throughout, over; on, about, around”).

Prefix

fo-

  1. sub-, under-

Derived terms

Manx terms prefixed with fo-

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fo- o- vo-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸo-. Prefix form of fo.

Prefix

fo-

  1. sub-, under-

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with fo-

Descendants

  • Irish: fo-
  • Manx: fo-
  • Scottish Gaelic: fo-

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
fo- ḟo- fo-
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From fo, from Old Irish fo (“under, beneath; towards, into, through; throughout, over; on, about, around”).

Prefix

fo-

  1. sub-, under-, infra-

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with fo-

References

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Tehit f- (“first-person plural inclusive prefix”).

Pronoun

fo- (Jawi فو-)

  1. first-person plural inclusive clitic, we

See also

Ternate personal pronouns
independent subject proclitic possessive
Informal Formal
1st person singular ngori fangarem, fajaruf to ri
2nd person singular ngana ngoni, jou ngoni no ni
3rd person singular unam, minaf om, mof, inh im, mif, manh
1st person plural inclusive ngone fo na, nga
1st person plural exclusive ngomi fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1 mi mi, mia
2nd person plural ngoni ni na, nia
3rd person plural anah, enanh ih, nh, yoh, †, yanh, † nah, ngah, manh
  • unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
  • m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
  • 1 - for mixed-gender groups
  • † - archaic

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia