fabhtach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fabht (“fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fabhtach (genitive singular masculine fabhtaigh, genitive singular feminine fabhtaí, plural fabhtacha, comparative fabhtaí)

  1. faulty, flawed; hollow at core, unsound
  2. deceptive, treacherous

Declension

Declension of fabhtach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fabhtach fhabhtach fabhtacha;
fhabhtacha2
vocative fhabhtaigh fabhtacha
genitive fabhtaí fabhtacha fabhtach
dative fabhtach;
fhabhtach1 		fhabhtach;
fhabhtaigh (archaic) 		fabhtacha;
fhabhtacha2
Comparative níos fabhtaí
Superlative is fabhtaí

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

Synonyms

  • fabhtacht (“hollowness, unsoundness; deceptiveness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fabhtach
radical lenition eclipsis
fabhtach fhabhtach bhfabhtach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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