fo-ordaitheach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From fo-ordaigh (“subordinate”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
fo-ordaitheach (genitive singular masculine fo-ordaithigh, genitive singular feminine fo-ordaithí, plural fo-ordaitheacha)
Declension edit
Declension of fo-ordaitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fo-ordaitheach | fho-ordaitheach | fo-ordaitheacha; fho-ordaitheacha² | |
| Vocative | fho-ordaithigh | fo-ordaitheacha | ||
| Genitive | fo-ordaithí | fo-ordaitheacha | fo-ordaitheach | |
| Dative | fo-ordaitheach; fho-ordaitheach¹ |
fho-ordaitheach; fho-ordaithigh (archaic) |
fo-ordaitheacha; fho-ordaitheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fo-ordaithí | |||
| Superlative | is fo-ordaithí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fo-ordaitheach | fho-ordaitheach | bhfo-ordaitheach |
| 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) “fo-ordaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN