fodheirmeach
Irish
Etymology
From fo- (“hypo-”) + deirm (“dermis”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
fodheirmeach (genitive singular masculine fodheirmigh, genitive singular feminine fodheirmí, plural fodheirmeacha)
- (anatomy) hypodermic
Declension
Declension of fodheirmeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fodheirmeach | fhodheirmeach | fodheirmeacha; fhodheirmeacha² | |
| Vocative | fhodheirmigh | fodheirmeacha | ||
| Genitive | fodheirmí | fodheirmeacha | fodheirmeach | |
| Dative | fodheirmeach; fhodheirmeach¹ | fhodheirmeach; fhodheirmigh (archaic) | fodheirmeacha; fhodheirmeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fodheirmí | |||
| Superlative | is fodheirmí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- hipideirmeach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fodheirmeach | fhodheirmeach | bhfodheirmeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "fodheirmeach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.