fáinneach

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Irish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fáinneach fháinneach bhfáinneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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