fo-alt

fo-alt

Irish

Etymology

From fo- +‎ alt.

Noun

fo-alt m (genitive singular fo-ailt, nominative plural fo-ailt)

1. subsection; subparagraph
2. (journalism) subleader

Declension

Declension of fo-alt

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fo-alt fo-ailt Vocative a fho-ailt a fho-alta Genitive fo-ailt fo-alt Dative fo-alt fo-ailt

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fo-alt na fo-ailt Genitive an fho-ailt na bhfo-alt Dative leis an bhfo-alt don fho-alt leis na fo-ailt

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fo-alt	fho-alt	bhfo-alt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "fo-alt" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “sub-paragraph” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “subsection” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.