faisnéiseach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
faisnéiseach (genitive singular masculine faisnéisigh, genitive singular feminine faisnéisí, plural faisnéiseacha, comparative faisnéisí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of faisnéiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | faisnéiseach | fhaisnéiseach | faisnéiseacha; fhaisnéiseacha² | |
| Vocative | fhaisnéisigh | faisnéiseacha | ||
| Genitive | faisnéisí | faisnéiseacha | faisnéiseach | |
| Dative | faisnéiseach; fhaisnéiseach¹ |
fhaisnéiseach; fhaisnéisigh (archaic) |
faisnéiseacha; fhaisnéiseacha² | |
| Comparative | níos faisnéisí | |||
| Superlative | is faisnéisí | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faisnéiseach | fhaisnéiseach | bhfaisnéiseach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faisnéiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “faisnéiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “faisnéiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024