frithbhalla

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (“anti-, counter-”) +‎ balla (“wall”).

Noun

frithbhalla m (genitive singular frithbhalla, nominative plural frithbhallaí)

1. (architecture) counterscarp

Declension

Declension of frithbhalla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative frithbhalla frithbhallaí Vocative a fhrithbhalla a fhrithbhallaí Genitive frithbhalla frithbhallaí Dative frithbhalla frithbhallaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an frithbhalla na frithbhallaí Genitive an fhrithbhalla na bhfrithbhallaí Dative leis an bhfrithbhalla don fhrithbhalla leis na frithbhallaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
frithbhalla	fhrithbhalla	bhfrithbhalla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “frithbhalla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN