fo-chraicneach

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ craiceann (“skin”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnigh, genitive singular feminine fo-chraicní, plural fo-chraicneacha, comparative fo-chraicní)

  1. (anatomy) subcutaneous, subdermal

Declension

Declension of fo-chraicneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fo-chraicneach fho-chraicneach fo-chraicneacha;
fho-chraicneacha2
vocative fho-chraicnigh fo-chraicneacha
genitive fo-chraicní fo-chraicneacha fo-chraicneach
dative fo-chraicneach;
fho-chraicneach1 		fho-chraicneach;
fho-chraicnigh (archaic) 		fo-chraicneacha;
fho-chraicneacha2
Comparative níos fo-chraicní
Superlative is fo-chraicní

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

Derived terms

  • saill fho-chraicneach (“subcutaneous fat”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fo-chraicneach
radical lenition eclipsis
fo-chraicneach fho-chraicneach bhfo-chraicneach

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From fo- +‎ craiceann + -ach.

Adjective

fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnich)

  1. (anatomy) hypodermic

Mutation

Mutation of fo-chraicneach
radical lenition
fo-chraicneach fho-chraicneach

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

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