fo-chraicneach
Irish
Adjective
fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnigh, genitive singular feminine fo-chraicní, plural fo-chraicneacha)
Declension
Declension of fo-chraicneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fo-chraicneach | fho-chraicneach | fo-chraicneacha; fho-chraicneacha² | |
| Vocative | fho-chraicnigh | fo-chraicneacha | ||
| Genitive | fo-chraicní | fo-chraicneacha | fo-chraicneach | |
| Dative | fo-chraicneach; fho-chraicneach¹ |
fho-chraicneach; fho-chraicnigh (archaic) |
fo-chraicneacha; fho-chraicneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fo-chraicní | |||
| Superlative | is fo-chraicní | |||
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
- saill fho-chraicneach (“subcutaneous fat”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fo-chraicneach | fho-chraicneach | bhfo-chraicneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "fo-chraicneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “sub-” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “subcutaneous” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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