firinscneach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fear (“man”) + inscne (“gender”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]firinscneach (genitive singular masculine firinscnigh, genitive singular feminine firinscní, plural firinscneacha, not comparable)
- (grammar) masculine
- Antonym: baininscneach
Declension
[edit]Declension of firinscneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | firinscneach | fhirinscneach | firinscneacha; fhirinscneacha² | |
| Vocative | fhirinscnigh | firinscneacha | ||
| Genitive | firinscní | firinscneacha | firinscneach | |
| Dative | firinscneach; fhirinscneach¹ |
fhirinscneach; fhirinscnigh (archaic) |
firinscneacha; fhirinscneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos firinscní | |||
| Superlative | is firinscní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| firinscneach | fhirinscneach | bhfirinscneach |
| 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) “firinscneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “firinscneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “firinscneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024