From féin- (“self”) + comhfhiosach (“conscious”). Calque of English self-conscious.
féin-chomhfhiosach (genitive singular masculine féin-chomhfhiosaigh, genitive singular feminine féin-chomhfhiosaí, plural féin-chomhfhiosacha, comparative féin-chomhfhiosaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | féin-chomhfhiosach | fhéin-chomhfhiosach | féin-chomhfhiosacha; fhéin-chomhfhiosacha2 | |
vocative | fhéin-chomhfhiosaigh | féin-chomhfhiosacha | ||
genitive | féin-chomhfhiosaí | féin-chomhfhiosacha | féin-chomhfhiosach | |
dative | féin-chomhfhiosach; fhéin-chomhfhiosach1 |
fhéin-chomhfhiosach; fhéin-chomhfhiosaigh (archaic) |
féin-chomhfhiosacha; fhéin-chomhfhiosacha2 | |
Comparative | níos féin-chomhfhiosaí | |||
Superlative | is féin-chomhfhiosaí |
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 |
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féin-chomhfhiosach | fhéin-chomhfhiosach | bhféin-chomhfhiosach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.