fuaimneach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish fúaimnech. By surface analysis, fuaim + -ach.
Adjective edit
fuaimneach (genitive singular masculine fuaimnigh, genitive singular feminine fuaimní, plural fuaimneacha, comparative fuaimní)
- sounding, resounding, resonant
- Synonym: athshondach
Declension edit
Declension of fuaimneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fuaimneach | fhuaimneach | fuaimneacha; fhuaimneacha² | |
| Vocative | fhuaimnigh | fuaimneacha | ||
| Genitive | fuaimní | fuaimneacha | fuaimneach | |
| Dative | fuaimneach; fhuaimneach¹ |
fhuaimneach; fhuaimnigh (archaic) |
fuaimneacha; fhuaimneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fuaimní | |||
| Superlative | is fuaimní | |||
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 |
| fuaimneach | fhuaimneach | bhfuaimneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuaimneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fúaimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “fuaimneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fuaimneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish fúaimnech. By surface analysis, fuaim + -ach.
Adjective edit
fuaimneach (genitive singular masculine fuaimnich, comparative fuaimniche)
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| fuaimneach | fhuaimneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fúaimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language