Proinsiasach

Irish

Alternative forms

• Froinsiasach, Froinsiascánach

Etymology

From Proinsias (“Francis”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Proinsiasach (genitive singular masculine Proinsiasaigh, genitive singular feminine Proinsiasaí, plural Proinsiasacha, not comparable)

1. Franciscan

Declension

Declension of Proinsiasach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Proinsiasach	Phroinsiasach	Proinsiasacha; Phroinsiasacha²
Vocative	Phroinsiasaigh		Proinsiasacha
Genitive		Proinsiasaí	Proinsiasacha	Proinsiasach
Dative	Proinsiasach; Phroinsiasach¹	Phroinsiasach; Phroinsiasaigh (archaic)	Proinsiasacha; Phroinsiasacha²
Comparative	níos Proinsiasaí
Superlative	is Proinsiasaí

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

Noun

Proinsiasach m (genitive singular Proinsiasaigh, nominative plural Proinsiasaigh)

1. Franciscan

Declension

Declension of Proinsiasach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Proinsiasach Proinsiasaigh Vocative a Phroinsiasaigh a Phroinsiasacha Genitive Proinsiasaigh Proinsiasach Dative Proinsiasach Proinsiasaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Proinsiasach na Proinsiasaigh Genitive an Phroinsiasaigh na bProinsiasach Dative leis an bProinsiasach don Phroinsiasach leis na Proinsiasaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Proinsiasach	Phroinsiasach	bProinsiasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Proinsiasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Proinsiasach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Proinsiasach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.