fiúntach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fiú + -ach with -nt- added after similar words like cúntach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fiúntach (genitive singular masculine fiúntaigh, genitive singular feminine fiúntaí, plural fiúntacha, comparative fiúntaí)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| 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. | ||