From Middle Irish fáistinech (“one who prophesies or divines, a soothsayer”), from Old Irish fáitsine (“prophesying; a prophecy, an augury”) + -ach.
fáistineach m (genitive singular fáistinigh, nominative plural fáistinigh)
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fáistineach (genitive singular masculine fáistinigh, genitive singular feminine fáistiní, plural fáistineacha, not comparable)
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | fáistineach | fháistineach | fáistineacha; fháistineacha2 | |
| vocative | fháistinigh | fáistineacha | ||
| genitive | fáistiní | fáistineacha | fáistineach | |
| dative | fáistineach; fháistineach1 |
fháistineach; fháistinigh (archaic) |
fáistineacha; fháistineacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos fáistiní | |||
| Superlative | is fáistiní | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fáistineach | fháistineach | bhfáistineach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.