fírinneach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish fírindech. By surface analysis, fírinne + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲɪɲəx/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲənʲəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲən̠ʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲən̠ʲa(h)/
Adjective
[edit]fírinneach (genitive singular masculine fírinnigh, genitive singular feminine fírinní, plural fírinneacha, comparative fírinní)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of fírinneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fírinneach | fhírinneach | fírinneacha; fhírinneacha² | |
| Vocative | fhírinnigh | fírinneacha | ||
| Genitive | fírinní | fírinneacha | fírinneach | |
| Dative | fírinneach; fhírinneach¹ |
fhírinneach; fhírinnigh (archaic) |
fírinneacha; fhírinneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fírinní | |||
| Superlative | is fírinní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fírinneach | fhírinneach | bhfírinneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- “fírinneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fírinnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fírinneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 318
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fírinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN