feighlíoch
Irish
Etymology
From feighlí + -ach.
Adjective
feighlíoch (genitive singular masculine feighlíoch, genitive singular feminine feighlíche, plural feighlíocha, comparative feighlíche)
- vigilant, watchful
Declension
Declension of feighlíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | feighlíoch | fheighlíoch | feighlíocha; fheighlíocha² | |
| Vocative | fheighlíoch | feighlíocha | ||
| Genitive | feighlíche | feighlíocha | feighlíoch | |
| Dative | feighlíoch; fheighlíoch¹ | fheighlíoch | feighlíocha; fheighlíocha² | |
| Comparative | níos feighlíche | |||
| Superlative | is feighlíche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- feighlíocht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| feighlíoch | fheighlíoch | bhfeighlíoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “feighlíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “feighlíoch” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.