fóirsteanach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔːɾˠsˠtʲənʲa(x)/[2] (corresponding to the form fóirstineach)
Adjective edit
fóirsteanach (genitive singular masculine fóirsteanaigh, genitive singular feminine fóirsteanaí, plural fóirsteanacha, comparative fóirsteanaí)
Declension edit
Declension of fóirsteanach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fóirsteanach | fhóirsteanach | fóirsteanacha; fhóirsteanacha² | |
Vocative | fhóirsteanaigh | fóirsteanacha | ||
Genitive | fóirsteanaí | fóirsteanacha | fóirsteanach | |
Dative | fóirsteanach; fhóirsteanach¹ |
fhóirsteanach; fhóirsteanaigh (archaic) |
fóirsteanacha; fhóirsteanacha² | |
Comparative | níos fóirsteanaí | |||
Superlative | is fóirsteanaí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fóirsteanach | fhóirsteanach | bhfóirsteanach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ “fóirsteanach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fóirstineaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 327
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fóirsteanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN