faisnéiseach

Irish

Etymology

From faisnéis +‎ -ach.

Adjective

faisnéiseach (genitive singular masculine faisnéisigh, genitive singular feminine faisnéisí, plural faisnéiseacha, comparative faisnéisí)

1. informative
2. (grammar) predicative

Declension

Declension of faisnéiseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	faisnéiseach	fhaisnéiseach	faisnéiseacha; fhaisnéiseacha²
Vocative	fhaisnéisigh		faisnéiseacha
Genitive		faisnéisí	faisnéiseacha	faisnéiseach
Dative	faisnéiseach; fhaisnéiseach¹	fhaisnéiseach; fhaisnéisigh (archaic)	faisnéiseacha; fhaisnéiseacha²
Comparative	níos faisnéisí
Superlative	is faisnéisí

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
faisnéiseach	fhaisnéiseach	bhfaisnéiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faisnéiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “faisnéiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “faisnéiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024