forainmneach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From forainm (“pronoun”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]forainmneach (genitive singular masculine forainmnigh, genitive singular feminine forainmní, plural forainmneacha, comparative forainmní)
Declension
[edit]Declension of forainmneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | forainmneach | fhorainmneach | forainmneacha; fhorainmneacha² | |
Vocative | fhorainmnigh | forainmneacha | ||
Genitive | forainmní | forainmneacha | forainmneach | |
Dative | forainmneach; fhorainmneach¹ |
fhorainmneach; fhorainmnigh (archaic) |
forainmneacha; fhorainmneacha² | |
Comparative | níos forainmní | |||
Superlative | is forainmní |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
[edit]forainmneach m (genitive singular forainmnigh, nominative plural forainmnigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of forainmneach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
forainmneach | fhorainmneach | bhforainmneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “forainmneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “pronominal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “forainmneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm