faithneach

Irish

Etymology

From faithne (“wart”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

faithneach (genitive singular masculine faithnigh, genitive singular feminine faithní, plural faithneacha, comparative faithní)

1. warty
2. (botany) tuberculate

Declension

Declension of faithneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	faithneach	fhaithneach	faithneacha; fhaithneacha²
Vocative	fhaithnigh		faithneacha
Genitive		faithní	faithneacha	faithneach
Dative	faithneach; fhaithneach¹	fhaithneach; fhaithnigh (archaic)	faithneacha; fhaithneacha²
Comparative	níos faithní
Superlative	is faithní

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
faithneach	fhaithneach	bhfaithneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faithneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN