foclóir

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Irish

Etymology

From focal (“word”) +‎ -óir (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

foclóir m (genitive singular foclóra, nominative plural foclóirí)

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Declension

Declension of foclóir (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative foclóir foclóirí
vocative a fhoclóir a fhoclóirí
genitive foclóra foclóirí
dative foclóir foclóirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an foclóir na foclóirí
genitive an fhoclóra na bhfoclóirí
dative leis an bhfoclóir
don fhoclóir 		leis na foclóirí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of foclóir
radical lenition eclipsis
foclóir fhoclóir bhfoclóir

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

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