frithbhalla
Irish
Etymology
From frith- (“anti-, counter-”) + balla (“wall”).
Noun
frithbhalla m (genitive singular frithbhalla, nominative plural frithbhallaí)
- (architecture) counterscarp
Declension
Declension of frithbhalla
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
frithbhalla | fhrithbhalla | bhfrithbhalla |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "frithbhalla" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.