feidhmeannach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom feidhmeanna + -ach, from feidhm (“use, application”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfeidhmeannach m (genitive singular feidhmeannaigh, nominative plural feidhmeannaigh)
Declension
editDeclension of feidhmeannach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- ardfheidhmeannach (“high executive”)
- feidhmeannach dlí (“law-officer, paralegal”)
- feidhmeannach poiblí (“public official”)
- feidhmeannach síochána (“peace commissioner”)
Related terms
edit- feidhmeannas m (“function, service; office, capacity; position, employment”)
Adjective
editfeidhmeannach (genitive singular masculine feidhmeannaigh, genitive singular feminine feidhmeannaí, plural feidhmeannacha, comparative feidhmeannaí)
Declension
editDeclension of feidhmeannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | feidhmeannach | fheidhmeannach | feidhmeannacha; fheidhmeannacha² | |
Vocative | fheidhmeannaigh | feidhmeannacha | ||
Genitive | feidhmeannaí | feidhmeannacha | feidhmeannach | |
Dative | feidhmeannach; fheidhmeannach¹ |
fheidhmeannach; fheidhmeannaigh (archaic) |
feidhmeannacha; fheidhmeannacha² | |
Comparative | níos feidhmeannaí | |||
Superlative | is feidhmeannaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feidhmeannach | fheidhmeannach | bhfeidhmeannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feidhmeannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feidhmeannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “feidhmeannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024