fo-chraicneach

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ craiceann (“skin”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnigh, genitive singular feminine fo-chraicní, plural fo-chraicneacha, comparative fo-chraicní)

1. (anatomy) subcutaneous, subdermal

Declension

Declension of fo-chraicneach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	fo-chraicneach	fho-chraicneach	fo-chraicneacha; fho-chraicneacha2
vocative	fho-chraicnigh		fo-chraicneacha
genitive		fo-chraicní	strong noun	weak noun
			fo-chraicneacha	fo-chraicneach
dative	fo-chraicneach; fho-chraicneach1	fho-chraicneach; fho-chraicnigh (archaic)	fo-chraicneacha; fho-chraicneacha2
Comparative	níos fo-chraicní
Superlative	is fo-chraicní

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

Derived terms

• saill fho-chraicneach (“subcutaneous fat”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fo-chraicneach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fo-chraicneach	fho-chraicneach	bhfo-chraicneach

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) “fo-chraicneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fo-chraicneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fo-chraicneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From fo- +‎ craiceann + -ach.

Adjective

fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnich)

1. (anatomy) hypodermic

Mutation

Mutation of fo-chraicneach

radical	lenition
fo-chraicneach	fho-chraicneach

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