fótagrafach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fótagraf (“photograph”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]fótagrafach (genitive singular masculine fótagrafaigh, genitive singular feminine fótagrafaí, plural fótagrafacha, comparative fótagrafaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | fótagrafach | fhótagrafach | fótagrafacha; fhótagrafacha2 | |
| vocative | fhótagrafaigh | fótagrafacha | ||
| genitive | fótagrafaí | fótagrafacha | fótagrafach | |
| dative | fótagrafach; fhótagrafach1 |
fhótagrafach; fhótagrafaigh (archaic) |
fótagrafacha; fhótagrafacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos fótagrafaí | |||
| Superlative | is fótagrafaí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]- fótagrafaíocht f (“photography”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fótagrafach | fhótagrafach | bhfótagrafach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fótagrafach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fótagrafach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fótagrafach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024