foclach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From focal (“word”) + -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Scottish Gaelic faclach.
Adjective edit
foclach (genitive singular masculine foclaigh, genitive singular feminine foclaí, plural foclacha, comparative foclaí)
Declension edit
Declension of foclach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | foclach | fhoclach | foclacha; fhoclacha² | |
| Vocative | fhoclaigh | foclacha | ||
| Genitive | foclaí | foclacha | foclach | |
| Dative | foclach; fhoclach¹ |
fhoclach; fhoclaigh (archaic) |
foclacha; fhoclacha² | |
| Comparative | níos foclaí | |||
| Superlative | is foclaí | |||
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 edit
- foclachas m (“verbosity”)
- foclaíocht f (“wordiness, garrulity; wording”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| foclach | fhoclach | bhfoclach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foclach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “foclach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “foclach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024