foshirriam

foshirriam

See also: fo-shirriam

Irish

Alternative forms

• fo-shirriam

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-, under-”) +‎ sirriam (“sheriff”).

Noun

foshirriam m (genitive singular foshirriam, nominative plural foshirriamaí)

1. undersheriff

Declension

Declension of foshirriam

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative foshirriam foshirriamaí Vocative a fhoshirriam a fhoshirriamaí Genitive foshirriam foshirriamaí Dative foshirriam foshirriamaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an foshirriam na foshirriamaí Genitive an fhoshirriam na bhfoshirriamaí Dative leis an bhfoshirriam don fhoshirriam leis na foshirriamaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
foshirriam	fhoshirriam	bhfoshirriam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "foshirriam" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.