faghartha

Irish

Alternative forms

Adjective

faghartha

  1. tempered (of metal)
  2. fiery, mettlesome (of person)
  3. glinting (of eyes)
    Synonym: fagharthach

Declension

Declension of faghartha
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative faghartha fhaghartha faghartha;
fhaghartha2
vocative fhaghartha faghartha
genitive faghartha faghartha faghartha
dative faghartha;
fhaghartha1 		fhaghartha faghartha;
fhaghartha2
Comparative níos faghartha
Superlative is faghartha

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

faghartha f sg

  1. genitive singular of faghairt (“temper; fire, fervour; mettle, spirit; (glint of) anger; tempered blade; sharp edge”)

Verb

faghartha

  1. past participle of faghair (“fire, heat; temper; fire, incite, stimulate; put on one’s mettle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of faghartha
radical lenition eclipsis
faghartha fhaghartha bhfaghartha

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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