foscadh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish foscad (shadow; protection), from fo- + scáth (shade, shadow). Compare Welsh gwasgod (shade; shelter).

Pronunciation

Noun

foscadh m (genitive singular foscaidh, nominative plural foscaí)

  1. shelter (a refuge or other protection)
  2. (literary) shade

Declension

Synonyms

  • (shelter): fothain
  • (shade): scáth

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
foscadh fhoscadh bhfoscadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7

Further reading

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