fo-chomhfhiosach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From fo-chomhfhios (“subconscious, subconsciousness”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
fo-chomhfhiosach (genitive singular masculine fo-chomhfhiosaigh, genitive singular feminine fo-chomhfhiosaí, plural fo-chomhfhiosacha, comparative fo-chomhfhiosaí)
Declension edit
Declension of fo-chomhfhiosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fo-chomhfhiosach | fho-chomhfhiosach | fo-chomhfhiosacha; fho-chomhfhiosacha² | |
| Vocative | fho-chomhfhiosaigh | fo-chomhfhiosacha | ||
| Genitive | fo-chomhfhiosaí | fo-chomhfhiosacha | fo-chomhfhiosach | |
| Dative | fo-chomhfhiosach; fho-chomhfhiosach¹ |
fho-chomhfhiosach; fho-chomhfhiosaigh (archaic) |
fo-chomhfhiosacha; fho-chomhfhiosacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fo-chomhfhiosaí | |||
| Superlative | is fo-chomhfhiosaí | |||
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 |
| fo-chomhfhiosach | fho-chomhfhiosach | bhfo-chomhfhiosach |
| 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) “fo-chomhfhiosach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “subconscious”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024