forc

See also: fforc

Irish
forc

Alternative forms
  • farc (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From Old Irish forc, from Latin furca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fˠoɾˠk/

Noun

forc m (genitive singular foirc, nominative plural foirc)

  1. fork
  2. pitchfork

Declension
Declension of forc

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative forc foirc
Vocative a fhoirc a fhorca
Genitive foirc forc
Dative forc foirc

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an forc na foirc
Genitive an fhoirc na bhforc
Dative leis an bhforc

don fhorc

 leis na foirc

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
forc fhorc bhforc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin furca.

Noun

forc ?

  1. fork
  2. pronged spear
  3. hand, clutch, grasp

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
forc ḟorc forc
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

forc f (genitive singular fuirc, plural forcan)

  1. fork (cutlery)

Synonyms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
forcfhorc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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