feidhmeannas

Irish

Alternative forms

• adhmannas
• aidhmeannas
• feadhmannas

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare feidhm f (“function; use, service; work, office, duty; undertaking, task; attempt, effort; achievement, prowess; need”).

Noun

feidhmeannas m (genitive singular feidhmeannais)

1. function, service
2. office, capacity
3. position, employment

Declension

Declension of feidhmeannas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative feidhmeannas vocative a fheidhmeannais genitive feidhmeannais dative feidhmeannas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an feidhmeannas genitive an fheidhmeannais dative leis an bhfeidhmeannas don fheidhmeannas

Related terms

• feidhmeannach (“functional; capable, efficient; forceful, strong”, adjective)
• feidhmeannach m (“functionary, official; executor, executive; agent, servant”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of feidhmeannas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feidhmeannas	fheidhmeannas	bhfeidhmeannas

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) “feidhmeannas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN