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fabhtach

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From fabht (“fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fabhtach (genitive singular masculine fabhtaigh, genitive singular feminine fabhtaí, plural fabhtacha, comparative fabhtaí)

  1. faulty, flawed; hollow at core, unsound
  2. deceptive, treacherous

Declension

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Declension of fabhtach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fabhtach fhabhtach fabhtacha;
fhabhtacha²
Vocative fhabhtaigh fabhtacha
Genitive fabhtaí fabhtacha fabhtach
Dative fabhtach;
fhabhtach¹ 		fhabhtach;
fhabhtaigh (archaic) 		fabhtacha;
fhabhtacha²
Comparative níos fabhtaí
Superlative is fabhtaí

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

Synonyms

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  • fabhtacht (“hollowness, unsoundness; deceptiveness”)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fabhtach fhabhtach bhfabhtach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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