fo-ordaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From fo-ordaigh (“subordinate”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fo-ordaitheach (genitive singular masculine fo-ordaithigh, genitive singular feminine fo-ordaithí, plural fo-ordaitheacha)

1. (grammar) subordinating

Declension

Declension of fo-ordaitheach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	fo-ordaitheach	fho-ordaitheach	fo-ordaitheacha; fho-ordaitheacha2
vocative	fho-ordaithigh		fo-ordaitheacha
genitive		fo-ordaithí	fo-ordaitheacha	fo-ordaitheach
dative	fo-ordaitheach; fho-ordaitheach1	fho-ordaitheach; fho-ordaithigh (archaic)	fo-ordaitheacha; fho-ordaitheacha2
Comparative	níos fo-ordaithí
Superlative	is fo-ordaithí

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 fo-ordaitheach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fo-ordaitheach	fho-ordaitheach	bhfo-ordaitheach

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-ordaitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN