faitcheach

Irish

Adjective

faitcheach (genitive singular masculine faitchigh, genitive singular feminine faitchí, plural faitcheacha, comparative faitchí)

  1. alternative form of faiteach (“fearful, apprehensive; timid, shy”)

Declension

Declension of faitcheach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative faitcheach fhaitcheach faitcheacha;
fhaitcheacha2
vocative fhaitchigh faitcheacha
genitive faitchí faitcheacha faitcheach
dative faitcheach;
fhaitcheach1 		fhaitcheach;
fhaitchigh (archaic) 		faitcheacha;
fhaitcheacha2
Comparative níos faitchí
Superlative is faitchí

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 faitcheach
radical lenition eclipsis
faitcheach fhaitcheach bhfaitcheach

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

References

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