fáinlearrach

Irish

Etymology

From fáinle (“swallow”) +‎ earrach (“-tailed”).

Adjective

fáinlearrach (genitive singular masculine fáinlearraigh, genitive singular feminine fáinlearraí, plural fáinlearracha, not comparable)

  1. swallowtailed

Declension

Declension of fáinlearrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fáinlearrach fháinlearrach fáinlearracha;
fháinlearracha2
vocative fháinlearraigh fáinlearracha
genitive fáinlearraí fáinlearracha fáinlearrach
dative fáinlearrach;
fháinlearrach1 		fháinlearrach;
fháinlearraigh (archaic) 		fáinlearracha;
fháinlearracha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

  • féileacán fháinlearrach (“swallowtail butterfly”)
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