fiosrach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
fiosrach (genitive singular masculine fiosraigh, genitive singular feminine fiosraí, plural fiosracha, comparative fiosraí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fiosrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fiosrach | fhiosrach | fiosracha; fhiosracha² | |
Vocative | fhiosraigh | fiosracha | ||
Genitive | fiosraí | fiosracha | fiosrach | |
Dative | fiosrach; fhiosrach¹ |
fhiosrach; fhiosraigh (archaic) |
fiosracha; fhiosracha² | |
Comparative | níos fiosraí | |||
Superlative | is fiosraí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
- ainfhiosrach (“overcurious”, adjective)
Related terms[edit]
- fiosracht f (“inquisitiveness”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fiosrach | fhiosrach | bhfiosrach |
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) “fiosrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fiosrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fiosrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fiosrach
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fiosrach | fhiosrach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |