féitheach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From féith (“sinew; muscle; rib; vein; soft seam in bogland; swampy strip; climbing, twining, plant; trailer, vine”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
féitheach (genitive singular masculine féithigh, genitive singular feminine féithí, plural féitheacha, comparative féithí)
- sinewy, muscular
- Synonyms: féitheogach, féithláidir, lúitheach, reangach
- venous, veined
- (botany) ribbed
- soft-seamed, swampy (of land)
- covered with creepers, vines
Declension edit
Declension of féitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | féitheach | fhéitheach | féitheacha; fhéitheacha² | |
| Vocative | fhéithigh | féitheacha | ||
| Genitive | féithí | féitheacha | féitheach | |
| Dative | féitheach; fhéitheach¹ |
fhéitheach; fhéithigh (archaic) |
féitheacha; fhéitheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos féithí | |||
| Superlative | is féithí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun edit
féitheach m (genitive singular féithigh)
- (collective) sinews
- (botany) ribs; tracery
- (collective) climbing plants, trailers, vines
Declension edit
Declension of féitheach
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| féitheach | fhéitheach | bhféitheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “féitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “féitheach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “féitheach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.