frithpháirteach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From frith- (“anti-, counter-”) + páirteach (“partial”).
Adjective[edit]
frithpháirteach (genitive singular masculine frithpháirtigh, genitive singular feminine frithpháirtí, plural frithpháirteacha, comparative frithpháirtí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of frithpháirteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | frithpháirteach | fhrithpháirteach | frithpháirteacha; fhrithpháirteacha² | |
| Vocative | fhrithpháirtigh | frithpháirteacha | ||
| Genitive | frithpháirtí | frithpháirteacha | frithpháirteach | |
| Dative | frithpháirteach; fhrithpháirteach¹ |
fhrithpháirteach; fhrithpháirtigh (archaic) |
frithpháirteacha; fhrithpháirteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos frithpháirtí | |||
| Superlative | is frithpháirtí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
- cumann frithpháirteach árachais (“mutual insurance society”)
- cúnant frithpháirteach (“mutual covenant”)
- fiacha frithpháirteacha (“mutual debts”)
- frithpháirteachas (“mutuality”)
- sochar frithpháirteach (“mutual benefit”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| frithpháirteach | fhrithpháirteach | bhfrithpháirteach |
| 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) “frithpháirteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN