fáistineach

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish fáistinech (one who prophesies or divines, a soothsayer), from Old Irish fáitsine (prophesying; a prophecy, an augury) + -ach.

Noun

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fáistineach m (genitive singular fáistinigh, nominative plural fáistinigh)

  1. prophet, soothsayer
  2. (grammar) future (tense)

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Adjective

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fáistineach (genitive singular masculine fáistinigh, genitive singular feminine fáistiní, plural fáistineacha, not comparable)

  1. prophetic
    Synonyms: fáidhiúil, tairngeartach
  2. (grammar) future

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fáistineach fháistineach bhfáistineach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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