Fionlannach
Irish
Etymology
From An Fhionlainn (“Finland”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Fionlannach (genitive singular masculine Fionlannaigh, genitive singular feminine Fionlannaí, plural Fionlannacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Fionlannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Fionlannach | Fhionlannach | Fionlannacha; Fhionlannacha² | |
| Vocative | Fhionlannaigh | Fionlannacha | ||
| Genitive | Fionlannaí | Fionlannacha | Fionlannach | |
| Dative | Fionlannach; Fhionlannach¹ |
Fhionlannach; Fhionlannaigh (archaic) |
Fionlannacha; Fhionlannacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Fionlannaí | |||
| Superlative | is Fionlannaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
Fionlannach m (genitive singular Fionlannaigh, nominative plural Fionlannaigh)
Declension
Declension of Fionlannach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Fionlannach | Fhionlannach | bhFionlannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "Fionlannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Fionlannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Fionlannach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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