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Irish
Etymology
From fostaigh + -aí.
Noun
fostaí m (genitive singular fostaí, nominative plural fostaithe)
- employee
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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fostaí
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fhostaí
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bhfostaí
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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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fostaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fostaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fostaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024