fónach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
fónach (genitive singular masculine fónaigh, genitive singular feminine fónaí, plural fónacha, not comparable)
- (linguistics) phonic
- Synonym: foghrach
Declension edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- Entries containing “fónach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.