fírinneach

Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish fírindech. By surface analysis, fírinne +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation edit

(Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲɪɲəx/
(Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲənʲəx/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲən̠ʲəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲən̠ʲa(h)/

Adjective edit

fírinneach (genitive singular masculine fírinnigh, genitive singular feminine fírinní, plural fírinneacha, comparative fírinní)

truthful
real
Go fírinneach? ― Really?

Inflection edit

Declension of fírinneach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	fírinneach	fhírinneach	fírinneacha; fhírinneacha²
Vocative	fhírinnigh	fhírinneach	fírinneacha
Genitive	fhírinnigh	fírinní	fírinneacha	fírinneach
Dative	fírinneach; fhírinneach¹	fhírinneach; fhírinnigh (archaic)	fírinneacha; fhírinneacha²
Comparative	níos fírinní
Superlative	is fírinní

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
fírinneach	fhírinneach	bhfírinneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.