fónach

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Irish

Etymology

From fón +‎ -ach.

Adjective

fónach (genitive singular masculine fónaigh, genitive singular feminine fónaí, plural fónacha, not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) phonic
    Synonym: foghrach

Declension

Declension of fónach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fónach fhónach fónacha;
fhónacha2
vocative fhónaigh fónacha
genitive fónaí fónacha fónach
dative fónach;
fhónach1 		fhónach;
fhónaigh (archaic) 		fónacha;
fhónacha2
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.

Mutation

Mutated forms of fónach
radical lenition eclipsis
fónach fhónach bhfónach

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

Further reading

  • “fónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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