comhfhiosach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From comhfhios + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]comhfhiosach (genitive singular masculine comhfhiosaigh, genitive singular feminine comhfhiosaí, plural comhfhiosacha, comparative comhfhiosaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | comhfhiosach | chomhfhiosach | comhfhiosacha; chomhfhiosacha2 | |
| vocative | chomhfhiosaigh | comhfhiosacha | ||
| genitive | comhfhiosaí | comhfhiosacha | comhfhiosach | |
| dative | comhfhiosach; chomhfhiosach1 |
chomhfhiosach; chomhfhiosaigh (archaic) |
comhfhiosacha; chomhfhiosacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos comhfhiosaí | |||
| Superlative | is comhfhiosaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- féin-chomhfhiosach (“self-aware, self-conscious”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| comhfhiosach | chomhfhiosach | gcomhfhiosach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.