focheist

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ ceist (“question”).

Noun

focheist f (genitive singular focheiste, nominative plural focheisteanna)

  1. minor, subordinate question
  2. odd, occasional inquiry

Declension
Declension of focheist

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative focheist focheisteanna
Vocative a fhocheist a fhocheisteanna
Genitive focheiste focheisteanna
Dative focheist focheisteanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhocheist na focheisteanna
Genitive na focheiste na bhfocheisteanna
Dative leis an bhfocheist

don fhocheist

 leis na focheisteanna

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
focheist fhocheist bhfocheist
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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