fuaimdhíonach
Irish
Etymology
From fuaim (“sound”) + díonach (“impermeable, proof”).
Adjective
fuaimdhíonach (genitive singular masculine fuaimdhíonaigh, genitive singular feminine fuaimdhíonaí, plural fuaimdhíonacha, comparative fuaimdhíonaí)
- soundproof
Declension
Declension of fuaimdhíonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fuaimdhíonach | fhuaimdhíonach | fuaimdhíonacha; fhuaimdhíonacha² | |
| Vocative | fhuaimdhíonaigh | fuaimdhíonacha | ||
| Genitive | fuaimdhíonaí | fuaimdhíonacha | fuaimdhíonach | |
| Dative | fuaimdhíonach; fhuaimdhíonach¹ | fhuaimdhíonach; fhuaimdhíonaigh (archaic) | fuaimdhíonacha; fhuaimdhíonacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fuaimdhíonaí | |||
| Superlative | is fuaimdhíonaí | |||
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 |
| fuaimdhíonach | fhuaimdhíonach | bhfuaimdhíonach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fuaimdhíonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “soundproof” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “fuaimdhíonach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.