fadharcánach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From fadharcán (“knot, protuberance, lump; corn; callosity”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
fadharcánach (genitive singular masculine fadharcánaigh, genitive singular feminine fadharcánaí, plural fadharcánacha, comparative fadharcánaí)
- (of wood) knotted, gnarled
- Synonym: cnapánach
- (of skin) callous
- lumpy, protuberant
- Synonym: cnapánach
Declension
Declension of fadharcánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fadharcánach | fhadharcánach | fadharcánacha; fhadharcánacha² | |
| Vocative | fhadharcánaigh | fadharcánacha | ||
| Genitive | fadharcánaí | fadharcánacha | fadharcánach | |
| Dative | fadharcánach; fhadharcánach¹ |
fhadharcánach; fhadharcánaigh (archaic) |
fadharcánacha; fhadharcánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fadharcánaí | |||
| Superlative | is fadharcánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fadharcánach | fhadharcánach | bhfadharcánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fadharcánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fadharcánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fadharcánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024