fodheirmeach

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“hypo-”) +‎ deirm (“dermis”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fodheirmeach (genitive singular masculine fodheirmigh, genitive singular feminine fodheirmí, plural fodheirmeacha)

1. (anatomy) hypodermic

Declension

Declension of fodheirmeach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	fodheirmeach	fhodheirmeach	fodheirmeacha; fhodheirmeacha2
vocative	fhodheirmigh		fodheirmeacha
genitive		fodheirmí	fodheirmeacha	fodheirmeach
dative	fodheirmeach; fhodheirmeach1	fhodheirmeach; fhodheirmigh (archaic)	fodheirmeacha; fhodheirmeacha2
Comparative	níos fodheirmí
Superlative	is fodheirmí

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

Synonyms

• hipideirmeach

Mutation

Mutated forms of fodheirmeach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fodheirmeach	fhodheirmeach	bhfodheirmeach

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