fiúntach

Irish

Alternative forms

• fiúdhantach (obsolete)

Etymology

From fiú +‎ -ach with -nt- added after similar words like cúntach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲuːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

fiúntach (genitive singular masculine fiúntaigh, genitive singular feminine fiúntaí, plural fiúntacha, comparative fiúntaí)

1. worthy
2. respectable, generous

Declension

Declension of fiúntach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	fiúntach	fhiúntach	fiúntacha; fhiúntacha²
Vocative	fhiúntaigh		fiúntacha
Genitive		fiúntaí	fiúntacha	fiúntach
Dative	fiúntach; fhiúntach¹	fhiúntach; fhiúntaigh (archaic)	fiúntacha; fhiúntacha²
Comparative	níos fiúntaí
Superlative	is fiúntaí

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

• fiúntas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fiúntach	fhiúntach	bhfiúntach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.