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fíniúnach
fíniúnach
Irish
Alternative forms
- fíneamhnach (obsolete)
Adjective
fíniúnach (genitive singular masculine fíniúnaigh, genitive singular feminine fíniúnaí, plural fíniúnacha, comparative fíniúnaí)
Declension
Declension of fíniúnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fíniúnach | fíniúnach¹ | fíniúnacha³ | |
| Vocative | fíniúnaigh¹ | fíniúnach¹ | fíniúnacha | |
| Genitive | fíniúnaigh¹ | fíniúnaí | fíniúnacha | fíniúnach |
| Dative | fíniúnach² | fíniúnach¹ (archaic) fíniúnaigh¹ |
fíniúnacha³ | |
| Comparative | fíniúnaí | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fíniúnach | fhíniúnach | bhfíniúnach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “fínemnach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “fíneaṁnaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "fíniúnach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.