fopholach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ pol (“pole”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fopholach (genitive singular masculine fopholaigh, genitive singular feminine fopholaí, plural fopholacha, not comparable)

  1. (electricity, etc.) subpolar

Declension

Declension of fopholach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fopholach fhopholach fopholacha;
fhopholacha2
vocative fhopholaigh fopholacha
genitive fopholaí fopholacha fopholach
dative fopholach;
fhopholach1 		fhopholach;
fhopholaigh (archaic) 		fopholacha;
fhopholacha2
Comparative níos fopholaí
Superlative is fopholaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of fopholach
radical lenition eclipsis
fopholach fhopholach bhfopholach

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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