fo-chomhfhiosach
Irish
Etymology
From fo-chomhfhios (“subconscious, subconsciousness”) + -ach.
Adjective
fo-chomhfhiosach (genitive singular masculine fo-chomhfhiosaigh, genitive singular feminine fo-chomhfhiosaí, plural fo-chomhfhiosacha, comparative fo-chomhfhiosaí)
- subconscious
Declension
Declension of fo-chomhfhiosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fo-chomhfhiosach | fho-chomhfhiosach | fo-chomhfhiosacha; fho-chomhfhiosacha² | |
| Vocative | fho-chomhfhiosaigh | fo-chomhfhiosacha | ||
| Genitive | fo-chomhfhiosaí | fo-chomhfhiosacha | fo-chomhfhiosach | |
| Dative | fo-chomhfhiosach; fho-chomhfhiosach¹ | fho-chomhfhiosach; fho-chomhfhiosaigh (archaic) | fo-chomhfhiosacha; fho-chomhfhiosacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fo-chomhfhiosaí | |||
| Superlative | is fo-chomhfhiosaí | |||
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 |
| fo-chomhfhiosach | fho-chomhfhiosach | bhfo-chomhfhiosach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "fo-chomhfhiosach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “subconscious” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.