fobhán
Irish
Etymology
From fo- + bán (“white”).
Adjective
fobhán (genitive singular masculine fobháin, genitive singular feminine fobháine, plural fobhána, comparative fobháine)
- whitish
- Synonym: scothbhán
Declension
Declension of fobhán
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fobhán | fhobhán | fobhána; fhobhána² | |
| Vocative | fhobháin | fobhána | ||
| Genitive | fobháne | fobhána | fobhán | |
| Dative | fobhán; fhobhán¹ | fhobhán; fhobháin (archaic) | fobhána; fhobhána² | |
| Comparative | níos fobháne | |||
| Superlative | is fobháne | |||
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 |
| fobhán | fhobhán | bhfobhán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "fobhán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.