Irish
Etymology
From fo- (“sub-”) + sraith (“layer, stratum”).
Noun
foshraith f (genitive singular foshraithe, nominative plural foshraitheanna)
- substratum (something underlying)
- Synonym: dúshraith
- (construction, electronics) substrate
Declension
Declension of foshraith (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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foshraith
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foshraitheanna
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| vocative
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a fhoshraith
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a fhoshraitheanna
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| genitive
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foshraithe
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foshraitheanna
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| dative
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foshraith
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foshraitheanna
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Mutation
Mutated forms of foshraith
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| foshraith
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fhoshraith
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bhfoshraith
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foshraith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “foshraith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “foshraith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025