féitheogach

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Irish

Etymology

From féitheog (“(small) sinew; muscle”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

féitheogach (genitive singular masculine féitheogaigh, genitive singular feminine féitheogaí, plural féitheogacha, comparative féitheogaí)

  1. sinewy; muscular, brawny
    Synonyms: féitheach, féithláidir, lúitheach, reangach

Declension

Declension of féitheogach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative féitheogach fhéitheogach féitheogacha;
fhéitheogacha2
vocative fhéitheogaigh féitheogacha
genitive féitheogaí féitheogacha féitheogach
dative féitheogach;
fhéitheogach1 		fhéitheogach;
fhéitheogaigh (archaic) 		féitheogacha;
fhéitheogacha2
Comparative níos féitheogaí
Superlative is féitheogaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of féitheogach
radical lenition eclipsis
féitheogach fhéitheogach bhféitheogach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Further reading

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