fiúntach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fiú +‎ -ach with -nt- added after similar words like cúntach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fiúntach (genitive singular masculine fiúntaigh, genitive singular feminine fiúntaí, plural fiúntacha, comparative fiúntaí)

  1. worthy
  2. respectable, generous

Declension

Declension of fiúntach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fiúntach fhiúntach fiúntacha;
fhiúntacha2
vocative fhiúntaigh fiúntacha
genitive fiúntaí fiúntacha fiúntach
dative fiúntach;
fhiúntach1 		fhiúntach;
fhiúntaigh (archaic) 		fiúntacha;
fhiúntacha2
Comparative níos fiúntaí
Superlative is fiúntaí

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 fiúntach
radical lenition eclipsis
fiúntach fhiúntach bhfiúntach

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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