faithneach

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Irish

Etymology

From faithne (“wart”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

faithneach (genitive singular masculine faithnigh, genitive singular feminine faithní, plural faithneacha, comparative faithní)

  1. warty
  2. (botany) tuberculate

Declension

Declension of faithneach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative faithneach fhaithneach faithneacha;
fhaithneacha2
vocative fhaithnigh faithneacha
genitive faithní faithneacha faithneach
dative faithneach;
fhaithneach1 		fhaithneach;
fhaithnigh (archaic) 		faithneacha;
fhaithneacha2
Comparative níos faithní
Superlative is faithní

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 faithneach
radical lenition eclipsis
faithneach fhaithneach bhfaithneach

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

References

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