fáinneach

Irish

Etymology

From fáinne (“ring”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fáinneach (genitive singular masculine fáinnigh, genitive singular feminine fáinní, plural fáinneacha, comparative fáinní)

annular; ring-like; ringed; cyclic
ringleted
Synonyms: bachallach, barrchas, búclach, caschiabhach, caslúbach, drolach, failíoch, feamainneach
(botany) whorled
adorned, beautiful

Declension

Declension of *fáinneach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	fáinneach	fháinneach	fáinneacha; fháinneacha²
vocative	fháinnigh	fháinneach	fáinneacha
genitive	fháinnigh	fáinní	fáinneacha	fáinneach
dative	fáinneach; fháinneach¹	fháinneach; fháinnigh (archaic)	fáinneacha; fháinneacha²
Comparative	níos fáinní
Superlative	is fáinní

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

éiclips fáinneach m, urú fáinneach m (“annular eclipse”)
toipeolaíocht fháinneach f (“ring topology”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *fáinneach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
fáinneach	fháinneach	bhfáinneach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.