forainmneach

Irish

Etymology

From forainm (“pronoun”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

forainmneach (genitive singular masculine forainmnigh, genitive singular feminine forainmní, plural forainmneacha, comparative forainmní)

1. (linguistics) pronominal

Declension

Declension of forainmneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	forainmneach	fhorainmneach	forainmneacha; fhorainmneacha²
Vocative	fhorainmnigh		forainmneacha
Genitive		forainmní	forainmneacha	forainmneach
Dative	forainmneach; fhorainmneach¹	fhorainmneach; fhorainmnigh (archaic)	forainmneacha; fhorainmneacha²
Comparative	níos forainmní
Superlative	is forainmní

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

Noun

forainmneach m (genitive singular forainmnigh, nominative plural forainmnigh)

1. (grammar) pronominal

Declension

Declension of forainmneach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative forainmneach forainmnigh Vocative a fhorainmnigh a fhorainmneacha Genitive forainmnigh forainmneach Dative forainmneach forainmnigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an forainmneach na forainmnigh Genitive an fhorainmnigh na bhforainmneach Dative leis an bhforainmneach don fhorainmneach leis na forainmnigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
forainmneach	fhorainmneach	bhforainmneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “forainmneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “pronominal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “forainmneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.