fócas

fócas

See also: focas

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English focus, from Latin focus.

Noun

fócas m (genitive singular fócais, nominative plural fócais)

1. focus

Declension

Declension of fócas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fócas fócais Vocative a fhócais a fhócasa Genitive fócais fócas Dative fócas fócais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fócas na fócais Genitive an fhócais na bhfócas Dative leis an bhfócas don fhócas leis na fócais

Derived terms

• as fócas (“out of focus”)
• doimhneacht fócais (“depth of focus”)
• fócasach (“focal”, adjective)
• fócasaigh (“focus”, verb)
• fócas bog (“soft focus”)
• fócas crua (“hard focus”)
• fócasghrúpa, grúpa fócais (“focus group”)
• i bhfócas (“in focus”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fócas	fhócas	bhfócas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "fócas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “focus” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.