foighdeach

Irish

Alternative forms

foighideach

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠəidʲa(x)/

Adjective

foighdeach (genitive singular masculine foighdigh, genitive singular feminine foighdí, plural foighdeacha, comparative foighdí)

Alternative form of foighneach (“patient”)

Declension

Declension of *foighdeach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	foighdeach	fhoighdeach	foighdeacha; fhoighdeacha²
vocative	fhoighdigh	fhoighdeach	foighdeacha
genitive	fhoighdigh	foighdí	foighdeacha	foighdeach
dative	foighdeach; fhoighdeach¹	fhoighdeach; fhoighdigh (archaic)	foighdeacha; fhoighdeacha²
Comparative	níos foighdí
Superlative	is foighdí

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 *foighdeach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
foighdeach	fhoighdeach	bhfoighdeach

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