féinchothabhálach
Irish
Etymology
From féin- (“self-”) + cothabhálach (“sustaining, nourishing”).
Adjective
féinchothabhálach (genitive singular masculine féinchothabhálaigh, genitive singular feminine féinchothabhálaí, plural féinchothabhálacha, comparative féinchothabhálaí)
- self-sustaining, self-sustained
- Synonym: féinchothaithe
Declension
Declension of féinchothabhálach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | féinchothabhálach | fhéinchothabhálach | féinchothabhálacha; fhéinchothabhálacha² | |
| Vocative | fhéinchothabhálaigh | féinchothabhálacha | ||
| Genitive | féinchothabhálaí | féinchothabhálacha | féinchothabhálach | |
| Dative | féinchothabhálach; fhéinchothabhálach¹ |
fhéinchothabhálach; fhéinchothabhálaigh (archaic) |
féinchothabhálacha; fhéinchothabhálacha² | |
| Comparative | níos féinchothabhálaí | |||
| Superlative | is féinchothabhálaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| féinchothabhálach | fhéinchothabhálach | bhféinchothabhálach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Entries containing “féinchothabhálach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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