faithneach

Irish

Etymology

From faithne (“wart”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

faithneach (genitive singular masculine faithnigh, genitive singular feminine faithní, plural faithneacha, comparative faithní)

1. warty
2. (botany) tuberculate

Declension

Declension of faithneach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	faithneach	fhaithneach	faithneacha; fhaithneacha2
vocative	fhaithnigh		faithneacha
genitive		faithní	faithneacha	faithneach
dative	faithneach; fhaithneach1	fhaithneach; fhaithnigh (archaic)	faithneacha; fhaithneacha2
Comparative	níos faithní
Superlative	is faithní

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of faithneach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
faithneach	fhaithneach	bhfaithneach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faithneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN