fuaimneach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fúaimnech; synchronically, fuaim +‎ -ach.

Adjective

fuaimneach (genitive singular masculine fuaimnigh, genitive singular feminine fuaimní, plural fuaimneacha, comparative fuaimní)

1. sounding, resounding, resonant

   Synonym: athshondach

Declension

Declension of fuaimneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	fuaimneach	fhuaimneach	fuaimneacha; fhuaimneacha²
Vocative	fhuaimnigh		fuaimneacha
Genitive		fuaimní	fuaimneacha	fuaimneach
Dative	fuaimneach; fhuaimneach¹	fhuaimneach; fhuaimnigh (archaic)	fuaimneacha; fhuaimneacha²
Comparative	níos fuaimní
Superlative	is fuaimní

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
fuaimneach	fhuaimneach	bhfuaimneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuaimneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fúaimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “fuaimneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fuaimneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fúaimnech; synchronically, fuaim +‎ -ach.

Adjective

fuaimneach (genitive singular masculine fuaimnich, comparative fuaimniche)

1. noisy, loud

   Synonym: faramach

Related terms

• fuaimnich

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
fuaimneach	fhuaimneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fúaimnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language