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fo-
fo-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "fo"
Irish
Prefix
fo-
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_fo-'>Irish words prefixed with fo-</a>
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fo- | fho- | bhfo- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "fo-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “fo, fa, fá” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Manx
Etymology
From fo, from Old Irish fo (“under, beneath; towards, into, through; throughout, over; on, about, around”).
Prefix
fo-
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Manx_words_prefixed_with_fo-'>Manx words prefixed with fo-</a>
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fo- | o- | vo- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “fo, fa, fá” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- fu-
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *uɸo-. Prefix form of fo.
Prefix
fo-
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Irish_words_prefixed_with_fo-'>Old Irish words prefixed with fo-</a>
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| fo- | ḟo- | fo- pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “fo, fa, fá” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From fo, from Old Irish fo (“under, beneath; towards, into, through; throughout, over; on, about, around”).
Prefix
fo-
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Scottish_Gaelic_words_prefixed_with_fo-'>Scottish Gaelic words prefixed with fo-</a>
References
- “fo, fa, fá” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.