frithfhórsa

frithfhórsa

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (“anti-, counter-”) +‎ fórsa (“force”).

Noun

frithfhórsa m (genitive singular frithfhórsa, nominative plural frithfhórsaí)

1. counterforce

Declension

Declension of frithfhórsa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative frithfhórsa frithfhórsaí Vocative a fhrithfhórsa a fhrithfhórsaí Genitive frithfhórsa frithfhórsaí Dative frithfhórsa frithfhórsaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an frithfhórsa na frithfhórsaí Genitive an fhrithfhórsa na bhfrithfhórsaí Dative leis an bhfrithfhórsa don fhrithfhórsa leis na frithfhórsaí

Related terms

• frithfhórsa leictreaghluaiseach (“back electromotive force”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
frithfhórsa	fhrithfhórsa	bhfrithfhórsa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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