fuaimdhíonach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fuaim (“sound”) + díonach (“impermeable, proof”).
Adjective[edit]
fuaimdhíonach (genitive singular masculine fuaimdhíonaigh, genitive singular feminine fuaimdhíonaí, plural fuaimdhíonacha, comparative fuaimdhíonaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fuaimdhíonach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fuaimdhíonach | fhuaimdhíonach | fuaimdhíonacha; fhuaimdhíonacha² | |
Vocative | fhuaimdhíonaigh | fuaimdhíonacha | ||
Genitive | fuaimdhíonaí | fuaimdhíonacha | fuaimdhíonach | |
Dative | fuaimdhíonach; fhuaimdhíonach¹ |
fhuaimdhíonach; fhuaimdhíonaigh (archaic) |
fuaimdhíonacha; fhuaimdhíonacha² | |
Comparative | níos fuaimdhíonaí | |||
Superlative | is fuaimdhíonaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fuaimdhíonach | fhuaimdhíonach | bhfuaimdhíonach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuaimdhíonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “soundproof”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “fuaimdhíonach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.