fo-chraicneach

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ craiceann (“skin”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnigh, genitive singular feminine fo-chraicní, plural fo-chraicneacha, comparative fo-chraicní)

1. (anatomy) subcutaneous, subdermal

Declension

Declension of fo-chraicneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	fo-chraicneach	fho-chraicneach	fo-chraicneacha; fho-chraicneacha²
Vocative	fho-chraicnigh		fo-chraicneacha
Genitive		fo-chraicní	fo-chraicneacha	fo-chraicneach
Dative	fo-chraicneach; fho-chraicneach¹	fho-chraicneach; fho-chraicnigh (archaic)	fo-chraicneacha; fho-chraicneacha²
Comparative	níos fo-chraicní
Superlative	is fo-chraicní

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

Derived terms

• saill fho-chraicneach (“subcutaneous fat”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fo-chraicneach	fho-chraicneach	bhfo-chraicneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From fo- +‎ craiceann + -ach.

Adjective

fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnich)

1. (anatomy) hypodermic

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
fo-chraicneach	fho-chraicneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.