fírinneach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish fírindech; surface analysis fírinne + -ach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fírinneach (genitive singular masculine fírinnigh, genitive singular feminine fírinní, plural fírinneacha, comparative fírinní)
Inflection
Declension of fírinneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fírinneach | fhírinneach | fírinneacha; fhírinneacha² | |
Vocative | fhírinnigh | fírinneacha | ||
Genitive | fírinní | fírinneacha | fírinneach | |
Dative | fírinneach; fhírinneach¹ |
fhírinneach; fhírinnigh (archaic) |
fírinneacha; fhírinneacha² | |
Comparative | níos fírinní | |||
Superlative | is fírinní |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fírinneach | fhírinneach | bhfírinneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “fírinneach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “fírinnech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “fírinneaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 318.
- "fírinneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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