focheannasach

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ ceannasach (“dominant”).

Adjective

focheannasach (genitive singular masculine focheannasaigh, genitive singular feminine focheannasaí, plural focheannasacha, not comparable)

1. (music) subdominant

Declension

Declension of focheannasach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	focheannasach	fhocheannasach	focheannasacha; fhocheannasacha²
Vocative	fhocheannasaigh		focheannasacha
Genitive		focheannasaí	focheannasacha	focheannasach
Dative	focheannasach; fhocheannasach¹	fhocheannasach; fhocheannasaigh (archaic)	focheannasacha; fhocheannasacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

focheannasach m (genitive singular focheannasaigh, nominative plural focheannasaigh)

1. (music) subdominant

Declension

Declension of focheannasach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative focheannasach focheannasaigh Vocative a fhocheannasaigh a fhocheannasacha Genitive focheannasaigh focheannasach Dative focheannasach focheannasaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an focheannasach na focheannasaigh Genitive an fhocheannasaigh na bhfocheannasach Dative leis an bhfocheannasach don fhocheannasach leis na focheannasaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
focheannasach	fhocheannasach	bhfocheannasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “focheannasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “focheannasach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.