frithsciorrach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From frith- (“anti-, counter-”) + sciorr (“slip, slide, slither, skid”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
frithsciorrach (genitive singular masculine frithsciorraigh, genitive singular feminine frithsciorraí, plural frithsciorracha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of frithsciorrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | frithsciorrach | fhrithsciorrach | frithsciorracha; fhrithsciorracha² | |
| Vocative | fhrithsciorraigh | frithsciorracha | ||
| Genitive | frithsciorraí | frithsciorracha | frithsciorrach | |
| Dative | frithsciorrach; fhrithsciorrach¹ |
fhrithsciorrach; fhrithsciorraigh (archaic) |
frithsciorracha; fhrithsciorracha² | |
| Comparative | níos frithsciorraí | |||
| Superlative | is frithsciorraí | |||
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 |
| frithsciorrach | fhrithsciorrach | bhfrithsciorrach |
| 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) “frithsciorrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “frithsciorrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm