feidhmeannach

Irish

Etymology

From feidhmeanna +‎ -ach, from feidhm (“use, application”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲəimʲən̪ˠəx/

Noun

feidhmeannach m (genitive singular feidhmeannaigh, nominative plural feidhmeannaigh)

1. (government) functionary, official
2. (business) executor, executive
3. agent, servant

Declension

Declension of feidhmeannach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative feidhmeannach feidhmeannaigh Vocative a fheidhmeannaigh a fheidhmeannacha Genitive feidhmeannaigh feidhmeannach Dative feidhmeannach feidhmeannaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an feidhmeannach na feidhmeannaigh Genitive an fheidhmeannaigh na bhfeidhmeannach Dative leis an bhfeidhmeannach don fheidhmeannach leis na feidhmeannaigh

Synonyms

• gníomhaire
• oifigeach
• seirbhíseach

Derived terms

• ardfheidhmeannach (“high executive”)
• feidhmeannach dlí (“law-officer, paralegal”)
• feidhmeannach poiblí (“public official”)
• feidhmeannach síochána (“peace commissioner”)

 

Related terms

• feidhmeannas m (“function, service; office, capacity; position, employment”)

Adjective

feidhmeannach (genitive singular masculine feidhmeannaigh, genitive singular feminine feidhmeannaí, plural feidhmeannacha, comparative feidhmeannaí)

1. functional; capable, efficient; forceful, strong

Declension

Declension of feidhmeannach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	feidhmeannach	fheidhmeannach	feidhmeannacha; fheidhmeannacha²
Vocative	fheidhmeannaigh		feidhmeannacha
Genitive		feidhmeannaí	feidhmeannacha	feidhmeannach
Dative	feidhmeannach; fheidhmeannach¹	fheidhmeannach; fheidhmeannaigh (archaic)	feidhmeannacha; fheidhmeannacha²
Comparative	níos feidhmeannaí
Superlative	is feidhmeannaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• feidhmeanta
• feidhmiúil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feidhmeannach	fheidhmeannach	bhfeidhmeannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feidhmeannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feidhmeannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “feidhmeannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024