faillitheach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
faillitheach (genitive singular masculine faillithigh, genitive singular feminine faillithí, plural faillitheacha, comparative faillithí)
- negligent
- Synonyms: anaireach, neamartach, neamhchúramach, sleamchúiseach
Declension[edit]
Declension of faillitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | faillitheach | fhaillitheach | faillitheacha; fhaillitheacha² | |
| Vocative | fhaillithigh | faillitheacha | ||
| Genitive | faillithí | faillitheacha | faillitheach | |
| Dative | faillitheach; fhaillitheach¹ |
fhaillitheach; fhaillithigh (archaic) |
faillitheacha; fhaillitheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos faillithí | |||
| Superlative | is faillithí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faillitheach | fhaillitheach | bhfaillitheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faillitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “faillitheach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.