faithneach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom faithne (“wart”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editfaithneach (genitive singular masculine faithnigh, genitive singular feminine faithní, plural faithneacha, comparative faithní)
Declension
editDeclension of faithneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
editIrish mutation | ||
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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
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faithneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN