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faithne
faithne
Irish
Alternative forms
Noun
faithne m (genitive singular faithne, nominative plural faithní)
Declension
Declension of faithne
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- faithne ailse (“cancerous growth”, literally “cancer wart”)
- faithneach (“warty; tuberculate”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faithne | fhaithne | bhfaithne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "faithne" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “faithne” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.