fo-ilchríoch

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Irish

Etymology

From fo- +‎ ilchríoch, a calque of English subcontinent.

Noun

fo-ilchríoch f (genitive singular fo-ilchríche, nominative plural fo-ilchríocha)

  1. subcontinent

Declension

Declension of fo-ilchríoch (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fo-ilchríoch fo-ilchríocha
vocative a fho-ilchríoch a fho-ilchríocha
genitive fo-ilchríche fo-ilchríoch
dative fo-ilchríoch
fo-ilchrích (archaic, dialectal)
fo-ilchríocha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fho-ilchríoch na fo-ilchríocha
genitive na fo-ilchríche na bhfo-ilchríoch
dative leis an bhfo-ilchríoch
leis an bhfo-ilchrích (archaic, dialectal)
don fho-ilchríoch
don fho-ilchrích (archaic, dialectal)
leis na fo-ilchríocha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fo-ilchríoch
radical lenition eclipsis
fo-ilchríoch fho-ilchríoch bhfo-ilchríoch

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