féinchothabhálach

Irish

Etymology

From féin- (“self-”) +‎ cothabhálach (“sustaining, nourishing”).

Adjective

féinchothabhálach (genitive singular masculine féinchothabhálaigh, genitive singular feminine féinchothabhálaí, plural féinchothabhálacha, comparative féinchothabhálaí)

  1. self-sustaining, self-sustained
    Synonym: féinchothaithe

Declension

Declension of féinchothabhálach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative féinchothabhálach fhéinchothabhálach féinchothabhálacha;
fhéinchothabhálacha2
vocative fhéinchothabhálaigh féinchothabhálacha
genitive féinchothabhálaí féinchothabhálacha féinchothabhálach
dative féinchothabhálach;
fhéinchothabhálach1 		fhéinchothabhálach;
fhéinchothabhálaigh (archaic) 		féinchothabhálacha;
fhéinchothabhálacha2
Comparative níos féinchothabhálaí
Superlative is féinchothabhálaí

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 féinchothabhálach
radical lenition eclipsis
féinchothabhálach fhéinchothabhálach bhféinchothabhálach

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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