frithpháirteach

Irish

Etymology

From frith- (“anti-, counter-”) +‎ páirteach (“partial”).

Adjective

frithpháirteach (genitive singular masculine frithpháirtigh, genitive singular feminine frithpháirtí, plural frithpháirteacha, comparative frithpháirtí)

1. (business, finance) mutual

Declension

Declension of frithpháirteach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	frithpháirteach	fhrithpháirteach	frithpháirteacha; fhrithpháirteacha2
vocative	fhrithpháirtigh		frithpháirteacha
genitive		frithpháirtí	frithpháirteacha	frithpháirteach
dative	frithpháirteach; fhrithpháirteach1	fhrithpháirteach; fhrithpháirtigh (archaic)	frithpháirteacha; fhrithpháirteacha2
Comparative	níos frithpháirtí
Superlative	is frithpháirtí

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

Derived terms

• cumann frithpháirteach árachais (“mutual insurance society”)
• cúnant frithpháirteach (“mutual covenant”)
• fiacha frithpháirteacha (“mutual debts”)
• frithpháirteachas (“mutuality”)
• sochar frithpháirteach (“mutual benefit”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of frithpháirteach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
frithpháirteach	fhrithpháirteach	bhfrithpháirteach

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