faithneach
Irish
Etymology
From faithne (“wart”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
faithneach (genitive singular masculine faithnigh, genitive singular feminine faithní, plural faithneacha, comparative faithní)
- warty
- (botany) tuberculate
Declension
Declension of faithneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | faithneach | fhaithneach | faithneacha; fhaithneacha² | |
| Vocative | fhaithnigh | faithneacha | ||
| Genitive | faithní | faithneacha | faithneach | |
| Dative | faithneach; fhaithneach¹ | fhaithneach; fhaithnigh (archaic) | faithneacha; fhaithneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos faithní | |||
| Superlative | is faithní | |||
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 |
| 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.