raithneach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish raithnech (“fern, brake-fern”) (compare Scottish Gaelic raineach, Manx rhennagh).
Declension
Declension of raithneach
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- raithneachán (“ferny place”)
- raithneach asparagais (“asparagus fern”)
- raithneach chraobhach (“tree-fern”)
- raithneach chrua (“hard fern”)
- raithneach ghallda (“royal fern”)
- raithneach mhadra (“male fern”)
- raithneach mhór (“bracken”)
- raithneach Mhuire (“lady-fern”)
- raithneach rua (“rust-coloured, withered, fern; rusty-back”)
- raithneach shreabhnach (“filmy fern”)
- raithneachúil (“ferny”, adjective)
- raithneach uisce (“water-fern”)
Further reading
- "raithneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “raithneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “raithneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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