féin-chomhfhiosach
Irish
Etymology
From féin- (“self”) + comhfhiosach (“conscious”).
Adjective
féin-chomhfhiosach (genitive singular masculine féin-chomhfhiosaigh, genitive singular feminine féin-chomhfhiosaí, plural féin-chomhfhiosacha, comparative féin-chomhfhiosaí)
- self-aware, self-conscious
Declension
Declension of féin-chomhfhiosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | féin-chomhfhiosach | fhéin-chomhfhiosach | féin-chomhfhiosacha; fhéin-chomhfhiosacha² | |
| Vocative | fhéin-chomhfhiosaigh | féin-chomhfhiosacha | ||
| Genitive | féin-chomhfhiosaí | féin-chomhfhiosacha | féin-chomhfhiosach | |
| Dative | féin-chomhfhiosach; fhéin-chomhfhiosach¹ | fhéin-chomhfhiosach; fhéin-chomhfhiosaigh (archaic) | féin-chomhfhiosacha; fhéin-chomhfhiosacha² | |
| Comparative | níos féin-chomhfhiosaí | |||
| Superlative | is féin-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 |
| féin-chomhfhiosach | fhéin-chomhfhiosach | bhféin-chomhfhiosach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||