foirmniseach

Irish

Etymology

From foirmnis +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔɾʲəmʲn̠ʲəʃa(x)/

Adjective

foirmniseach (genitive singular masculine foirmnisigh, genitive singular feminine foirmnisí, plural foirmniseacha, comparative foirmnisí)

1. (Ulster) steady

   Synonyms: daingean, socair

Declension

Declension of foirmniseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	foirmniseach	fhoirmniseach	foirmniseacha; fhoirmniseacha²
Vocative	fhoirmnisigh		foirmniseacha
Genitive		foirmnisí	foirmniseacha	foirmniseach
Dative	foirmniseach; fhoirmniseach¹	fhoirmniseach; fhoirmnisigh (archaic)	foirmniseacha; fhoirmniseacha²
Comparative	níos foirmnisí
Superlative	is foirmnisí

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
foirmniseach	fhoirmniseach	bhfoirmniseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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