fothaineach

Irish

Alternative forms

foithineach^[1]

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɪhənʲəx/^[2] (corresponding to the form foithineach)

Adjective

fothaineach (genitive singular masculine fothainigh, genitive singular feminine fothainí, plural fothaineacha, comparative fothainí)

(Kerry) shady, sheltered

Declension

Declension of *fothaineach*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	fothaineach	fhothaineach	fothaineacha; fhothaineacha²
vocative	fhothainigh	fhothaineach	fothaineacha
genitive		fothainí	strong noun	weak noun
genitive		fothainí	fothaineacha	fothaineach
dative	fothaineach; fhothaineach¹	fhothaineach; fhothainigh (archaic)	fothaineacha; fhothaineacha²

Comparative	níos fothainí
Superlative	is fothainí

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

Synonyms

References

^ “foithineach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 246, page 124