fócasach

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Irish

Etymology

From fócas (“focus”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fócasach (genitive singular masculine fócasaigh, genitive singular feminine fócasaí, plural fócasacha, not comparable)

  1. (medicine) focal

Declension

Declension of fócasach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fócasach fhócasach fócasacha;
fhócasacha2
vocative fhócasaigh fócasacha
genitive fócasaí fócasacha fócasach
dative fócasach;
fhócasach1 		fhócasach;
fhócasaigh (archaic) 		fócasacha;
fhócasacha2
Comparative níos fócasaí
Superlative is fócasaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of fócasach
radical lenition eclipsis
fócasach fhócasach bhfócasach

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

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