From fo- (“sub-”) + uirbeach (“urban”).
fo-uirbeach (genitive singular masculine fo-uirbigh, genitive singular feminine fo-uirbí, plural fo-uirbeacha, comparative fo-uirbí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | fo-uirbeach | fho-uirbeach | fo-uirbeacha; fho-uirbeacha2 | |
vocative | fho-uirbigh | fo-uirbeacha | ||
genitive | fo-uirbí | fo-uirbeacha | fo-uirbeach | |
dative | fo-uirbeach; fho-uirbeach1 |
fho-uirbeach; fho-uirbigh (archaic) |
fo-uirbeacha; fho-uirbeacha2 | |
Comparative | níos fo-uirbí | |||
Superlative | is fo-uirbí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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fo-uirbeach | fho-uirbeach | bhfo-uirbeach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.