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Irish
Etymology
From fo- (“subsidiary”) + abhainn (“river”).
Noun
fo-abhainn f (genitive singular fo-abhann, nominative plural fo-aibhneacha)
- affluent, tributary (of river)
- Synonym: craobh-abhainn
Declension
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| fo-abhainn
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fho-abhainn
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bhfo-abhainn
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From fo- (“subsidiary”) + abhainn (“river”).
Noun
fo-abhainn f (genitive singular fo-aibhne, plural fo-aibhnichean)
- tributary
- Synonym: leas-abhainn
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| fo-abhainn |
fho-abhainn
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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