faobhrach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠeːvˠɾˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːwɾˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːwɾˠa(x)/
Adjective edit
faobhrach (genitive singular masculine faobhraigh, genitive singular feminine faobhraí, plural faobhracha, comparative faobhraí)
Declension edit
Declension of faobhrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | faobhrach | fhaobhrach | faobhracha; fhaobhracha² | |
| Vocative | fhaobhraigh | faobhracha | ||
| Genitive | faobhraí | faobhracha | faobhrach | |
| Dative | faobhrach; fhaobhrach¹ |
fhaobhrach; fhaobhraigh (archaic) |
faobhracha; fhaobhracha² | |
| Comparative | níos faobhraí | |||
| Superlative | is faobhraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faobhrach | fhaobhrach | bhfaobhrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faobhrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “faobhrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “faobhrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.