feidhmeannas
Irish
Alternative forms
- adhmannas
- aidhmeannas
- feadhmannas
Etymology
Compare feidhm f (“function; use, service; work, office, duty; undertaking, task; attempt, effort; achievement, prowess; need”).
Noun
feidhmeannas m (genitive singular feidhmeannais)
- function, service
- office, capacity
- position, employment
Declension
Declension of feidhmeannas
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
- feidhmeannach (“functional; capable, efficient; forceful, strong”, adjective)
- feidhmeannach m (“functionary, official; executor, executive; agent, servant”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feidhmeannas | fheidhmeannas | bhfeidhmeannas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "feidhmeannas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.