faghartha
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
faghartha
-
- (of metal) tempered
- (of person) fiery, mettlesome
- (of eyes) glinting
- Synonym: fagharthach
Declension
Declension of faghartha
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | faghartha | fhaghartha | faghartha; fhaghartha² | |
| Vocative | fhaghartha | faghartha | ||
| Genitive | faghartha | faghartha | faghartha | |
| Dative | faghartha; fhaghartha¹ |
fhaghartha | faghartha; fhaghartha² | |
| Comparative | níos faghartha | |||
| Superlative | is faghartha | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
faghartha f sg
- genitive singular of faghairt (“temper; fire, fervour; mettle, spirit; (glint of) anger; tempered blade; sharp edge”)
Verb
faghartha
- past participle of faghair (“fire, heat; temper; fire, incite, stimulate; put on one’s mettle”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faghartha | fhaghartha | bhfaghartha |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “faghartha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “faghartha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faghartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN