feiliúnach
Irish
Alternative forms
- feileamhnach[1] (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɛlʲuːnˠəx/
Adjective
feiliúnach (genitive singular masculine feiliúnaigh, genitive singular feminine feiliúnaí, plural feiliúnacha, comparative feiliúnaí)
Declension
Declension of feiliúnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | feiliúnach | fheiliúnach | feiliúnacha; fheiliúnacha² | |
| Vocative | fheiliúnaigh | feiliúnacha | ||
| Genitive | feiliúnaí | feiliúnacha | feiliúnach | |
| Dative | feiliúnach; fheiliúnach¹ |
fheiliúnach; fheiliúnaigh (archaic) |
feiliúnacha; fheiliúnacha² | |
| Comparative | níos feiliúnaí | |||
| Superlative | is feiliúnaí | |||
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 |
| feiliúnach | fheiliúnach | bhfeiliúnach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “feileaṁnaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
Further reading
- "feiliúnach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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