fótagrafach
Irish
Etymology
From fótagraf (“photograph”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
fótagrafach (genitive singular masculine fótagrafaigh, genitive singular feminine fótagrafaí, plural fótagrafacha, comparative fótagrafaí)
Declension
Declension of fótagrafach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fótagrafach | fhótagrafach | fótagrafacha; fhótagrafacha² | |
| Vocative | fhótagrafaigh | fótagrafacha | ||
| Genitive | fótagrafaí | fótagrafacha | fótagrafach | |
| Dative | fótagrafach; fhótagrafach¹ |
fhótagrafach; fhótagrafaigh (archaic) |
fótagrafacha; fhótagrafacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fótagrafaí | |||
| Superlative | is fótagrafaí | |||
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
- fótagrafaíocht f (“photography”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fótagrafach | fhótagrafach | bhfótagrafach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fótagrafach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fótagrafach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fótagrafach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN