féinchothabhálach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom féin- (“self-”) + cothabhálach (“sustaining, nourishing”).
Adjective
editféinchothabhálach (genitive singular masculine féinchothabhálaigh, genitive singular feminine féinchothabhálaí, plural féinchothabhálacha, comparative féinchothabhálaí)
- self-sustaining, self-sustained
- Synonym: féinchothaithe
Declension
editDeclension of féinchothabhálach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | féinchothabhálach | fhéinchothabhálach | féinchothabhálacha; fhéinchothabhálacha² | |
Vocative | fhéinchothabhálaigh | féinchothabhálacha | ||
Genitive | féinchothabhálaí | féinchothabhálacha | féinchothabhálach | |
Dative | féinchothabhálach; fhéinchothabhálach¹ |
fhéinchothabhálach; fhéinchothabhálaigh (archaic) |
féinchothabhálacha; fhéinchothabhálacha² | |
Comparative | níos féinchothabhálaí | |||
Superlative | is féinchothabhálaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
féinchothabhálach | fhéinchothabhálach | bhféinchothabhálach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- “féinchothabhálach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024