féinchaomhnú

Irish

Etymology

From féin- +‎ caomhnú.

Noun

féinchaomhnú m (genitive singular féinchaomhnaithe)

1. self-preservation

Declension

Declension of féinchaomhnú

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative féinchaomhnú Vocative a fhéinchaomhnú Genitive féinchaomhnaithe Dative féinchaomhnú

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an féinchaomhnú Genitive an fhéinchaomhnaithe Dative leis an bhféinchaomhnú don fhéinchaomhnú

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
féinchaomhnú	fhéinchaomhnú	bhféinchaomhnú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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