fírinneach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish fírindech; surface analysis fírinne + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲɪɲəx/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲənʲəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲən̠ʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲən̠ʲa(h)/
Adjective
fírinneach (genitive singular masculine fírinnigh, genitive singular feminine fírinní, plural fírinneacha, comparative fírinní)
- truthful
- real
- Go fírinneach? ― Really?
Inflection
Declension of fírinneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fírinneach | fhírinneach | fírinneacha; fhírinneacha² | |
| Vocative | fhírinnigh | fírinneacha | ||
| Genitive | fírinní | fírinneacha | fírinneach | |
| Dative | fírinneach; fhírinneach¹ | fhírinneach; fhírinnigh (archaic) | fírinneacha; fhírinneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fírinní | |||
| Superlative | is fírinní | |||
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 |
| fírinneach | fhírinneach | bhfírinneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “fírinneach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “fírinnech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “fírinneaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 318.
- "fírinneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.