fithis

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish fithise, from Old Irish fithis.

Noun

fithis f (genitive singular fithise, nominative plural fithisí or fithiseacha)

  1. path, passage
  2. course, orbit
  3. (anatomy) meatus

Declension

  • Alternative plural: fithiseacha

Derived terms

  • fithis na cluaise (“auditory meatus”)
  • fithiseach (“orbital”, adjective)
  • fithiseán m (“orbital”)
  • fithisigh (“orbit”, intransitive verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fithis fhithis bhfithis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Further reading

  • Entries containing “fithis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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