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

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	faithneach	fhaithneach	faithneacha; fhaithneacha2
vocative	fhaithnigh		faithneacha
genitive		faithní	strong noun	weak noun
			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