faithneach

Irish

Etymology

From faithne (“wart”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

faithneach (genitive singular masculine faithnigh, genitive singular feminine faithní, plural faithneacha, comparative faithní)

  1. warty
  2. (botany) tuberculate

Declension

Declension of faithneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative faithneach fhaithneach faithneacha;
fhaithneacha2
vocative fhaithnigh faithneacha
genitive faithní faithneacha faithneach
dative faithneach;
fhaithneach1 		fhaithneach;
fhaithnigh (archaic) 		faithneacha;
fhaithneacha2
Comparative níos faithní
Superlative is faithní

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 faithneach
radical lenition eclipsis
faithneach fhaithneach bhfaithneach

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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