fáinneach
Irish
Adjective
fáinneach (genitive singular masculine fáinnigh, genitive singular feminine fáinní, plural fáinneacha, comparative fáinní)
Declension
Declension of fáinneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fáinneach | fháinneach | fáinneacha; fháinneacha² | |
| Vocative | fháinnigh | fáinneacha | ||
| Genitive | fáinní | fáinneacha | fáinneach | |
| Dative | fáinneach; fháinneach¹ |
fháinneach; fháinnigh (archaic) |
fáinneacha; fháinneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fáinní | |||
| Superlative | is fáinní | |||
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
- éiclips fáinneach m, urú fáinneach m (“annular eclipse”)
- toipeolaíocht fháinneach f (“ring topology”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fáinneach | fháinneach | bhfáinneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "fáinneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “fáinneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fáinneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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