fo-uirbeach
Irish
Etymology
From fo- (“sub-”) + uirbeach (“urban”).
Adjective
fo-uirbeach (genitive singular masculine fo-uirbigh, genitive singular feminine fo-uirbí, plural fo-uirbeacha, comparative fo-uirbí)
- suburban
Declension
Declension of fo-uirbeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fo-uirbeach | fho-uirbeach | fo-uirbeacha; fho-uirbeacha² | |
| Vocative | fho-uirbigh | fo-uirbeacha | ||
| Genitive | fo-uirbí | fo-uirbeacha | fo-uirbeach | |
| Dative | fo-uirbeach; fho-uirbeach¹ | fho-uirbeach; fho-uirbigh (archaic) | fo-uirbeacha; fho-uirbeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fo-uirbí | |||
| Superlative | is fo-uirbí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- bruachbhailteach
- fo-bhailteach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fo-uirbeach | fho-uirbeach | bhfo-uirbeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||