fónach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fónach (genitive singular masculine fónaigh, genitive singular feminine fónaí, plural fónacha, not comparable)
- (linguistics) phonic
- Synonym: foghrach
Declension
[edit]Declension of fónach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fónach | fhónach | fónacha; fhónacha² | |
Vocative | fhónaigh | fónacha | ||
Genitive | fónaí | fónacha | fónach | |
Dative | fónach; fhónach¹ |
fhónach; fhónaigh (archaic) |
fónacha; fhónacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
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]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fónach | fhónach | bhfónach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- “fónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024