firinscneach

Irish

Etymology

From fear (“man”) +‎ inscne (“gender”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

firinscneach (genitive singular masculine firinscnigh, genitive singular feminine firinscní, plural firinscneacha, not comparable)

  1. (grammar) masculine
    Antonym: baininscneach

Declension

Declension of firinscneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative firinscneach fhirinscneach firinscneacha;
fhirinscneacha2
vocative fhirinscnigh firinscneacha
genitive firinscní firinscneacha firinscneach
dative firinscneach;
fhirinscneach1 		fhirinscneach;
fhirinscnigh (archaic) 		firinscneacha;
fhirinscneacha2
Comparative níos firinscní
Superlative is firinscní

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 firinscneach
radical lenition eclipsis
firinscneach fhirinscneach bhfirinscneach

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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