francbhéarla

Irish

Etymology

From Franc (“Frank”) +‎ béarla (“speech, jargon”), calque of Latin lingua franca (“Frankish language”) (compare Middle Irish frangcbérla (“French”)).

Noun

francbhéarla m (genitive singular francbhéarla, nominative plural francbhéarlaí)

  1. lingua franca

Declension
Declension of francbhéarla

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative francbhéarla francbhéarlaí
Vocative a fhrancbhéarla a fhrancbhéarlaí
Genitive francbhéarla francbhéarlaí
Dative francbhéarla francbhéarlaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an francbhéarla na francbhéarlaí
Genitive an fhrancbhéarla na bhfrancbhéarlaí
Dative leis an bhfrancbhéarla

don fhrancbhéarla

 leis na francbhéarlaí

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

Further reading
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