fáinneach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fáinne (“ring”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | fáinneach | fháinneach | fáinneacha; fháinneacha2 | |
| vocative | fháinnigh | fáinneacha | ||
| genitive | 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
[edit]- éiclips fáinneach m, urú fáinneach m (“annular eclipse”)
- toipeolaíocht fháinneach f (“ring topology”)
Mutation
[edit]| 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fáinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fáinneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fáinneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024