feidhmeannach

Irish

Etymology

From feidhmeanna +‎ -ach, from feidhm (“use, application”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲəimʲən̪ˠəx/

Noun

feidhmeannach m (genitive singular feidhmeannaigh, nominative plural feidhmeannaigh)

1. (government) functionary, official
2. (business) executor, executive
3. agent, servant

Declension

Declension of feidhmeannach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative feidhmeannach feidhmeannaigh vocative a fheidhmeannaigh a fheidhmeannacha genitive feidhmeannaigh feidhmeannach dative feidhmeannach feidhmeannaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an feidhmeannach na feidhmeannaigh genitive an fheidhmeannaigh na bhfeidhmeannach dative leis an bhfeidhmeannach don fheidhmeannach leis na feidhmeannaigh

Synonyms

• gníomhaire
• oifigeach
• seirbhíseach

Derived terms

• ardfheidhmeannach (“high executive”)
• feidhmeannach dlí (“law-officer, paralegal”)
• feidhmeannach poiblí (“public official”)
• feidhmeannach síochána (“peace commissioner”)

 

Related terms

• feidhmeannas m (“function, service; office, capacity; position, employment”)

Adjective

feidhmeannach (genitive singular masculine feidhmeannaigh, genitive singular feminine feidhmeannaí, plural feidhmeannacha, comparative feidhmeannaí)

1. functional; capable, efficient; forceful, strong

Declension

Declension of feidhmeannach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	feidhmeannach	fheidhmeannach	feidhmeannacha; fheidhmeannacha2
vocative	fheidhmeannaigh		feidhmeannacha
genitive		feidhmeannaí	feidhmeannacha	feidhmeannach
dative	feidhmeannach; fheidhmeannach1	fheidhmeannach; fheidhmeannaigh (archaic)	feidhmeannacha; fheidhmeannacha2
Comparative	níos feidhmeannaí
Superlative	is feidhmeannaí

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

Synonyms

• feidhmeanta
• feidhmiúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of feidhmeannach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feidhmeannach	fheidhmeannach	bhfeidhmeannach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feidhmeannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feidhmeannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “feidhmeannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024