FromOld Irishfo-(“under, beneath; about, around”) (compare modernfaoi), fromProto-Celtic*uɸo-, fromProto-Indo-European*upo(“under, up from under”).
fo-
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fo- | fho- | bhfo- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Fromfo, fromOld Irishfo(“under, beneath; towards, into, through; throughout, over; on, about, around”).
fo-
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fo- | o- | vo- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
FromProto-Celtic*uɸo-. Prefix form offo.
fo-
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| fo- | ḟo- | fo- pronounced with/β̃-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Fromfo, fromOld Irishfo(“under, beneath; towards, into, through; throughout, over; on, about, around”).
fo-
Cognate withTehitf-(“first-person plural inclusive prefix”).
fo- (Jawiفو-)
| independent | subject proclitic | possessive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| informal | formal | ||||
| singular | 1st person | ngori | fangarem,fajaruf | to | ri |
| 2nd person | ngana | ngoni,jou ngoni | no | ni | |
| 3rd person | unam,minaf | om,mof,inh | im,mif,manh | ||
| plural | 1st person inclusive | ngone | fo | na,nga | |
| 1st person exclusive | ngomi | fangare ngomim,fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1 | mi | mi,mia | |
| 2nd person | ngoni | ni | na,nia | ||
| 3rd person | anah,enanh | ih, nh,yoh, †,yanh, † | nah,ngah,manh | ||