forainmneach

Irish

Etymology

From forainm (“pronoun”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

forainmneach (genitive singular masculine forainmnigh, genitive singular feminine forainmní, plural forainmneacha, comparative forainmní)

(linguistics) pronominal

Declension

Declension of forainmneach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	forainmneach	fhorainmneach	forainmneacha; fhorainmneacha²
Vocative	fhorainmnigh	fhorainmneach	forainmneacha
Genitive	fhorainmnigh	forainmní	forainmneacha	forainmneach
Dative	forainmneach; fhorainmneach¹	fhorainmneach; fhorainmnigh (archaic)	forainmneacha; fhorainmneacha²
Comparative	níos forainmní
Superlative	is forainmní

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

Noun

forainmneach m (genitive singular forainmnigh, nominative plural forainmnigh)

(grammar) pronominal

Declension

Declension of forainmneach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	forainmneach	forainmnigh
Vocative	a fhorainmnigh	a fhorainmneacha
Genitive	forainmnigh	forainmneach
Dative	forainmneach	forainmnigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an forainmneach	na forainmnigh
Genitive	an fhorainmnigh	na bhforainmneach
Dative	leis an bhforainmneach don fhorainmneach	leis na forainmnigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
forainmneach	fhorainmneach	bhforainmneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “forainmneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“pronominal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
Entries containing “forainmneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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