fothain

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fathain, foithin, fuithin, fuithint

Etymology

From Middle Irish foithin.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɪhənʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form foithin or fuithin)

Noun

fothain f (genitive singular fothana)

  1. shelter
    Synonym: foscadh
    faoi fhothainsheltered, screened
  2. covert (hiding place)
  3. lee
    taobh na fothanathe leeward side
  4. secret-keeping ability
    Níl aon fhothain ionam.
    I can’t keep a secret.
    (literally, “There is no secret-keeping ability in me.”)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fothain fhothain bhfothain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71

Further reading

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