fothaineach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɪhənʲəx/[2] (corresponding to the form foithineach)
Adjective
[edit]fothaineach (genitive singular masculine fothainigh, genitive singular feminine fothainí, plural fothaineacha, comparative fothainí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | fothaineach | fhothaineach | fothaineacha; fhothaineacha2 | |
| vocative | fhothainigh | fothaineacha | ||
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “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
Further reading
[edit]- “fothaineach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy