fónach

Irish

Etymology

From fón +‎ -ach.

Adjective

fónach (genitive singular masculine fónaigh, genitive singular feminine fónaí, plural fónacha, not comparable)

1. (linguistics) phonic

   Synonym: foghrach

Declension

Declension of fónach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	fónach	fhónach	fónacha; fhónacha²
Vocative	fhónaigh		fónacha
Genitive		fónaí	fónacha	fónach
Dative	fónach; fhónach¹	fhónach; fhónaigh (archaic)	fónacha; fhónacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fónach	fhónach	bhfónach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “fónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024