féineach

Irish

Etymology

From féin +‎ -ach; probably a calque of English selfish.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲeːnʲa(x)/, [ˈfʲei̯nʲa(x)][1]

Adjective

féineach (genitive singular masculine féinigh, genitive singular feminine féiní, plural féineacha, comparative féiní)

  1. (Ulster) selfish
    Synonyms: leithleach, cóngarach duit féin, gar duit féin

Declension

Declension of féineach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative féineach fhéineach féineacha;
fhéineacha2
vocative fhéinigh féineacha
genitive féiní féineacha féineach
dative féineach;
fhéineach1 		fhéineach;
fhéinigh (archaic) 		féineacha;
fhéineacha2
Comparative níos féiní
Superlative is féiní

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 féineach
radical lenition eclipsis
féineach fhéineach bhféineach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “féineaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 444; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 180, page 69
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