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fánach
fánach
Irish
Adjective
fánach (genitive singular masculine fánaigh, genitive singular feminine fánaí, plural fánacha, comparative fánaí)
Declension
Declension of fánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fánach | fhánach | fánacha; fhánacha² |
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| Vocative | fhánaigh | fánacha | ||
| Genitive | fánaí | fánacha | fánach | |
| Dative | fánach; fhánach¹ |
fhánach; fhánaigh (archaic) |
fánacha; fhánacha² |
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| Comparative | níos fánaí | |||
| Superlative | is fánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fánach | fhánach | bhfánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “fánaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "fánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.