Fionlannach

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Irish

Etymology

From An Fhionlainn (“Finland”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Fionlannach (genitive singular masculine Fionlannaigh, genitive singular feminine Fionlannaí, plural Fionlannacha, not comparable)

  1. Finnish

Declension

Declension of Fionlannach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Fionlannach Fhionlannach Fionlannacha;
Fhionlannacha²
Vocative Fhionlannaigh Fionlannacha
Genitive Fionlannaí Fionlannacha Fionlannach
Dative Fionlannach;
Fhionlannach¹ 		Fhionlannach;
Fhionlannaigh (archaic) 		Fionlannacha;
Fhionlannacha²
Comparative níos Fionlannaí
Superlative is Fionlannaí

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

Noun

Fionlannach m (genitive singular Fionlannaigh, nominative plural Fionlannaigh)

  1. Finn, Finlander, Finnish person

Declension

Declension of Fionlannach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Fionlannach Fionlannaigh
Vocative a Fhionlannaigh a Fhionlannacha
Genitive Fionlannaigh Fionlannach
Dative Fionlannach Fionlannaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Fionlannach na Fionlannaigh
Genitive an Fhionlannaigh na bhFionlannach
Dative leis an bhFionlannach

don Fhionlannach

leis na Fionlannaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Fionlannach Fhionlannach bhFionlannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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