Probably from Latin professiō ("avowal, public declaration").
proifisiúnta (genitive singular masculine phroifisiúnta, genitive singular feminine proifisiúnta, plural proifisiúnta or phroifisiúnta)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | proifisiúnta | phroifisiúnta | proifisiúnta; phroifisiúnta2 | |
vocative | phroifisiúnta | proifisiúnta | ||
genitive | proifisiúnta | proifisiúnta | proifisiúnta | |
dative | proifisiúnta; phroifisiúnta1 |
phroifisiúnta | proifisiúnta; phroifisiúnta2 | |
Comparative | níos proifisiúnta | |||
Superlative | is proifisiúnta |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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proifisiúnta | phroifisiúnta | bproifisiúnta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.