focheannasach
Irish
Etymology
From fo- (“sub-”) + ceannasach (“dominant”).
Adjective
focheannasach (genitive singular masculine focheannasaigh, genitive singular feminine focheannasaí, plural focheannasacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of focheannasach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | focheannasach | fhocheannasach | focheannasacha; fhocheannasacha² | |
| Vocative | fhocheannasaigh | focheannasacha | ||
| Genitive | focheannasaí | focheannasacha | focheannasach | |
| Dative | focheannasach; fhocheannasach¹ |
fhocheannasach; fhocheannasaigh (archaic) |
focheannasacha; fhocheannasacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
focheannasach m (genitive singular focheannasaigh, nominative plural focheannasaigh)
Declension
Declension of focheannasach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| focheannasach | fhocheannasach | bhfocheannasach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “focheannasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “focheannasach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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