féineach
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲeːnʲa(x)/, [ˈfʲei̯nʲa(x)]
Adjective
féineach (genitive singular masculine féinigh, genitive singular feminine féiní, plural féineacha, comparative féiní)
Declension
Declension of féineach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | féineach | fhéineach | féineacha; fhéineacha² | |
| Vocative | fhéinigh | féineacha | ||
| Genitive | féiní | féineacha | féineach | |
| Dative | féineach; fhéineach¹ |
fhéineach; fhéinigh (archaic) |
féineacha; fhéineacha² | |
| Comparative | níos féiní | |||
| Superlative | is féiní | |||
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 |
| féineach | fhéineach | bhféineach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “féineaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69
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