fo-alpach
Irish
Etymology
From fo- (“sub-”) + Alpach (“Alpine”).
Adjective
fo-alpach (genitive singular masculine fo-alpaigh, genitive singular feminine fo-alpaí, plural fo-alpacha, comparative fo-alpaí)
- subalpine
Declension
Declension of fo-alpach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fo-alpach | fho-alpach | fo-alpacha; fho-alpacha² | |
| Vocative | fho-alpaigh | fo-alpacha | ||
| Genitive | fo-alpaí | fo-alpacha | fo-alpach | |
| Dative | fo-alpach; fho-alpach¹ | fho-alpach; fho-alpaigh (archaic) | fo-alpacha; fho-alpacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fo-alpaí | |||
| Superlative | is fo-alpaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fo-alpach | fho-alpach | bhfo-alpach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "fo-alpach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “subalpine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.