fíniúnach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- fíneamhnach (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish fínemnach (“pertaining to a vine”), from fínemain (from Latin vīndēmia). By surface analysis, fíniúin (“(grape-)vine; vineyard”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲiːˈnʲuːn̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːnʲuːnˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːnʲunˠa(h)/
Adjective
[edit]fíniúnach (genitive singular masculine fíniúnaigh, genitive singular feminine fíniúnaí, plural fíniúnacha, comparative fíniúnaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | fíniúnach | fhíniúnach | fíniúnacha; fhíniúnacha2 | |
| vocative | fhíniúnaigh | fíniúnacha | ||
| genitive | fíniúnaí | fíniúnacha | fíniúnach | |
| dative | fíniúnach; fhíniúnach1 |
fhíniúnach; fhíniúnaigh (archaic) |
fíniúnacha; fhíniúnacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos fíniúnaí | |||
| Superlative | is fíniúnaí | |||
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]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fíniúnach | fhíniúnach | bhfíniúnach |
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]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fínemnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fíneaṁnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 314
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíniúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN