fonsa
See also: Fonsa
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish fondsa.[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfonsa m (genitive singular fonsa, nominative plural fonsaí)
- hoop (for a cask, barrel etc.; in a woman's dress; in basketball); any circular band or ring
- tiomáin fonsa ― to trundle a hoop
- rim
- (Ulster) fence
Declension
editDeclension of fonsa
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- fonsa tógála (“truss hoop”)
- fonsóg f (“aureole (astronomy, geology)”)
- fonsóir m (“cooper”)
- iarann fonsa m (“hoop iron”)
- lása fonsa m (“tambour lace”)
- scian fonsa f (“drawing knife”)
- sna fonsaí tógála (“in the works, on the anvil”)
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fonsa | fhonsa | bhfonsa |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
edit- ^ “fonsa”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fonnsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fonnsa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 329
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fonsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN