faillíoch
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Irish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]faillíoch (genitive singular masculine faillíoch, genitive singular feminine faillíche, plural faillíocha, comparative faillíche)
- Alternative form of faillitheach
Declension
[edit]Declension of faillíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | faillíoch | fhaillíoch | faillíocha; fhaillíocha² | |
| Vocative | fhaillíoch | faillíocha | ||
| Genitive | faillíche | faillíocha | faillíoch | |
| Dative | faillíoch; fhaillíoch¹ |
fhaillíoch | faillíocha; fhaillíocha² | |
| Comparative | níos faillíche | |||
| Superlative | is faillíche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faillíoch | fhaillíoch | bhfaillíoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faillíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “faillíoch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “faillíoch”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024