About this word

Faoi is a simple preposition that means under, also concerning.

An is the definite article, the.

Coalesced, they form faoin: under the.

Prepositional pronouns formed from the preposition faoi

• fúm: under / concerning me.
• fút: under / concerning you.
• faoi: under / concerning him; under / concerning it (masculine).
• fúithi: under / concerning her; under / concerning it (feminine).
• fúinn: under / concerning us.
• fúibh: under / concerning ye (plural).
• fúthu: under / concerning them.

The same prepositional pronouns' emphatic forms

• fúm-sa: under / concerning me.
• fút-sa: under / concerning you.
• faoi-sin: under / concerning him; under / concerning it (masculine).
• fúithi-se: under / concerning her; under / concerning it (feminine).
• fúinn-ne: under / concerning us.
• fúibh-se: under / concerning ye (plural).
• fúthu-san: under / concerning them.

Notes

1. Faoi is pronounced fé in Munster.
2. Similarly, faoi-sean is pronounced fé-sean in Munster.
3. Faoi is sometimes pronounced fá in all dialects.