focleolaíoch
Irish
Etymology
From focal (“word”) + eolaíoch (“scientific”).
Adjective
focleolaíoch (genitive singular feminine focleolaíche, plural focleolaíocha)
- philological
Declension
Declension of focleolaíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | focleolaíoch | fhocleolaíoch | focleolaíocha; fhocleolaíocha² | |
| Vocative | fhocleolaíoch | focleolaíocha | ||
| Genitive | focleolaíche | focleolaíocha | focleolaíoch | |
| Dative | focleolaíoch; fhocleolaíoch¹ | fhocleolaíoch | focleolaíocha; fhocleolaíocha² | |
| Comparative | níos focleolaíche | |||
| Superlative | is focleolaíche | |||
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
- focleolaí m (“philologist”)
- focleolaíocht f (“philology”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| focleolaíoch | fhocleolaíoch | bhfocleolaíoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "focleolaíoch" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.