fáinlearrach

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Irish

Etymology

From fáinle (swallow) +‎ earrach (-tailed).

Adjective

fáinlearrach (genitive singular masculine fáinlearraigh, genitive singular feminine fáinlearraí, plural fáinlearracha, not comparable)

  1. swallowtailed

Declension

Declension of fáinlearrach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fáinlearrach fháinlearrach fáinlearracha;
fháinlearracha2
vocative fháinlearraigh fáinlearracha
genitive fáinlearraí fáinlearracha fáinlearrach
dative fáinlearrach;
fháinlearrach1
fháinlearrach;
fháinlearraigh (archaic)
fáinlearracha;
fháinlearracha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Derived terms