fírinneach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fírindech. By surface analysis, fírinne +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲɪɲəx/
  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲənʲəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲən̠ʲəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɾʲən̠ʲa(h)/

Adjective

fírinneach (genitive singular masculine fírinnigh, genitive singular feminine fírinní, plural fírinneacha, comparative fírinní)

  1. truthful
  2. real
    Go fírinneach? ― Really?

Inflection

Declension of fírinneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fírinneach fhírinneach fírinneacha;
fhírinneacha2
vocative fhírinnigh fírinneacha
genitive fírinní fírinneacha fírinneach
dative fírinneach;
fhírinneach1 		fhírinneach;
fhírinnigh (archaic) 		fírinneacha;
fhírinneacha2
Comparative níos fírinní
Superlative is fírinní

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 fírinneach
radical lenition eclipsis
fírinneach fhírinneach bhfírinneach

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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