athfhóisc

Irish

Etymology

From ath- +‎ fóisc (“yearling ewe”).

Noun

athfhóisc f (genitive singular athfhóisce, nominative plural athfhóisceacha or athfhóisceanna)

1. two-year-old ewe

   Synonym: athchaora

Declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative athfhóisc athfhóisceanna Vocative a athfhóisc a athfhóisceanna Genitive athfhóisce athfhóisceanna Dative athfhóisc athfhóisceanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an athfhóisc na hathfhóisceanna Genitive na hathfhóisce na n-athfhóisceanna Dative leis an athfhóisc don athfhóisc leis na hathfhóisceanna

Declension of athfhóisc

Second declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
athfhóisc	n-athfhóisc	hathfhóisc	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “athfhóisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN