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]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fónach | fhónach | bhfónach |
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]- “fónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024