fobhtach
Irish
Adjective
fobhtach (genitive singular masculine fobhtaigh, genitive singular feminine fobhtaí, plural fobhtacha, comparative fobhtaí)
- Alternative form of fabhtach
Declension
Declension of fobhtach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fobhtach | fhobhtach | fobhtacha; fhobhtacha² | |
Vocative | fhobhtaigh | fobhtacha | ||
Genitive | fobhtaí | fobhtacha | fobhtach | |
Dative | fobhtach; fhobhtach¹ | fhobhtach; fhobhtaigh (archaic) | fobhtacha; fhobhtacha² | |
Comparative | níos fobhtaí | |||
Superlative | is fobhtaí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fobhtach | fhobhtach | bhfobhtach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "fobht(a)" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.