ficheallaí

Irish

Etymology

From ficheall (chess) +‎ -aí.

Noun

ficheallaí m (genitive singular ficheallaí, nominative plural ficheallaithe)

  1. chess player
    Synonym: imreoir fichille

Declension

Declension of ficheallaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ficheallaí ficheallaithe
vocative a fhicheallaí a fhicheallaithe
genitive ficheallaí ficheallaithe
dative ficheallaí ficheallaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ficheallaí na ficheallaithe
genitive an fhicheallaí na bhficheallaithe
dative leis an bhficheallaí
don fhicheallaí
leis na ficheallaithe
  • ficheallacht f ((art of) chess-playing; things pertaining to chess-playing)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ficheallaí
radical lenition eclipsis
ficheallaí fhicheallaí bhficheallaí

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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