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Definition 2024
faithneach
faithneach
Irish
Adjective
faithneach (genitive singular masculine faithnigh, genitive singular feminine faithní, plural faithneacha, comparative faithní)
Declension
Declension of faithneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | faithneach | faithneach¹ | faithneacha³ | |
| Vocative | faithnigh¹ | faithneach¹ | faithneacha | |
| Genitive | faithnigh¹ | faithní (obsolete) faithnighe |
faithneacha | faithneach |
| Dative | faithneach² | faithneach¹ (archaic) faithnigh¹ |
faithneacha³ | |
| Comparative | faithní (obsolete) faithnighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faithneach | fhaithneach | bhfaithneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "faithneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.