fadharcánach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fadharcán (“knot, protuberance, lump; corn; callosity”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fadharcánach (genitive singular masculine fadharcánaigh, genitive singular feminine fadharcánaí, plural fadharcánacha, comparative fadharcánaí)

  1. knotted, gnarled (of wood)
    Synonym: cnapánach
  2. callous (of skin)
  3. lumpy, protuberant
    Synonym: cnapánach

Declension

Declension of fadharcánach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fadharcánach fhadharcánach fadharcánacha;
fhadharcánacha2
vocative fhadharcánaigh fadharcánacha
genitive fadharcánaí fadharcánacha fadharcánach
dative fadharcánach;
fhadharcánach1 		fhadharcánach;
fhadharcánaigh (archaic) 		fadharcánacha;
fhadharcánacha2
Comparative níos fadharcánaí
Superlative is fadharcánaí

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 fadharcánach
radical lenition eclipsis
fadharcánach fhadharcánach bhfadharcánach

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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