Froinsiascánach

Irish

Etymology

Compare New Latin Franciscānus (+ -ach), from Franciscus.

Adjective

Froinsiascánach (genitive singular masculine Froinsiascánaigh, genitive singular feminine Froinsiascánaí, plural Froinsiascánacha, not comparable)

1. Alternative form of Proinsiasach

Declension

Declension of Froinsiascánach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Froinsiascánach	Fhroinsiascánach	Froinsiascánacha; Fhroinsiascánacha²
Vocative	Fhroinsiascánaigh		Froinsiascánacha
Genitive		Froinsiascánaí	Froinsiascánacha	Froinsiascánach
Dative	Froinsiascánach; Fhroinsiascánach¹	Fhroinsiascánach; Fhroinsiascánaigh (archaic)	Froinsiascánacha; Fhroinsiascánacha²
Comparative	níos Froinsiascánaí
Superlative	is Froinsiascánaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Froinsiascánach m (genitive singular Froinsiascánaigh, nominative plural Froinsiascánaigh)

1. Alternative form of Proinsiasach

Declension

Declension of Froinsiascánach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Froinsiascánach Froinsiascánaigh Vocative a Fhroinsiascánaigh a Fhroinsiascánacha Genitive Froinsiascánaigh Froinsiascánach Dative Froinsiascánach Froinsiascánaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Froinsiascánach na Froinsiascánaigh Genitive an Fhroinsiascánaigh na bhFroinsiascánach Dative leis an bhFroinsiascánach don Fhroinsiascánach leis na Froinsiascánaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Froinsiascánach	Fhroinsiascánach	bhFroinsiascánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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