feidhmeannach

Irish

Etymology

From feidhmeanna +‎ -ach, from feidhm (“use, application”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲəimʲən̪ˠəx/

Noun

feidhmeannach m (genitive singular feidhmeannaigh, nominative plural feidhmeannaigh)

  1. (government) functionary, official
  2. (business) executor, executive
  3. agent, servant

Declension
Declension of feidhmeannach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative feidhmeannach feidhmeannaigh
Vocative a fheidhmeannaigh a fheidhmeannacha
Genitive feidhmeannaigh feidhmeannach
Dative feidhmeannach feidhmeannaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an feidhmeannach na feidhmeannaigh
Genitive an fheidhmeannaigh na bhfeidhmeannach
Dative leis an bhfeidhmeannach

don fheidhmeannach

 leis na feidhmeannaigh

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • ardfheidhmeannach (“high executive”)
  • feidhmeannach dlí (“law-officer, paralegal”)
  • feidhmeannach poiblí (“public official”)
  • feidhmeannach síochána (“peace commissioner”)
  • feidhmeannas m (“function, service; office, capacity; position, employment”)

Adjective

feidhmeannach (genitive singular masculine feidhmeannaigh, genitive singular feminine feidhmeannaí, plural feidhmeannacha, comparative feidhmeannaí)

  1. functional; capable, efficient; forceful, strong

Declension
Declension of feidhmeannach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative feidhmeannach fheidhmeannach feidhmeannacha;
fheidhmeannacha²
Vocative fheidhmeannaigh feidhmeannacha
Genitive feidhmeannaí feidhmeannacha feidhmeannach
Dative feidhmeannach;
fheidhmeannach¹		 fheidhmeannach;
fheidhmeannaigh (archaic)		 feidhmeannacha;
fheidhmeannacha²
Comparative níos feidhmeannaí
Superlative is feidhmeannaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms
  • feidhmeanta
  • feidhmiúil

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feidhmeannach fheidhmeannach bhfeidhmeannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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