Filipíneach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish Filipinas + -ach.
Adjective
editFilipíneach (genitive singular masculine Filipínigh, genitive singular feminine Filipíní, plural Filipíneacha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Filipíneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Filipíneach | Fhilipíneach | Filipíneacha; Fhilipíneacha² | |
Vocative | Fhilipínigh | Filipíneacha | ||
Genitive | Filipíní | Filipíneacha | Filipíneach | |
Dative | Filipíneach; Fhilipíneach¹ |
Fhilipíneach; Fhilipínigh (archaic) |
Filipíneacha; Fhilipíneacha² | |
Comparative | níos Filipíní | |||
Superlative | is Filipíní |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
edit- Na hOileáin Fhilipíneacha m pl (“the Philippines”)
- Poblacht na nOileán Filipíneach f (“the Republic of the Philippines”)
Related terms
edit- Filipínis f (“the Filipino language”)
Noun
editFilipíneach m (genitive singular Filipínigh, nominative plural Filipínigh)
Declension
editDeclension of Filipíneach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Filipíneach | Fhilipíneach | bhFilipíneach |
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) “Filipíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Filipíneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024