focheannasach

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“sub-”) +‎ ceannasach (“dominant”).

Adjective

focheannasach (genitive singular masculine focheannasaigh, genitive singular feminine focheannasaí, plural focheannasacha, not comparable)

  1. (music) subdominant

Declension

Declension of focheannasach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative focheannasach fhocheannasach focheannasacha;
fhocheannasacha2
vocative fhocheannasaigh focheannasacha
genitive focheannasaí focheannasacha focheannasach
dative focheannasach;
fhocheannasach1 		fhocheannasach;
fhocheannasaigh (archaic) 		focheannasacha;
fhocheannasacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Noun

focheannasach m (genitive singular focheannasaigh, nominative plural focheannasaigh)

  1. (music) subdominant

Declension

Declension of focheannasach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative focheannasach focheannasaigh
vocative a fhocheannasaigh a fhocheannasacha
genitive focheannasaigh focheannasach
dative focheannasach focheannasaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an focheannasach na focheannasaigh
genitive an fhocheannasaigh na bhfocheannasach
dative leis an bhfocheannasach
don fhocheannasach 		leis na focheannasaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of focheannasach
radical lenition eclipsis
focheannasach fhocheannasach bhfocheannasach

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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