foclach

Irish

Etymology

From focal (“word”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Scottish Gaelic faclach.

Adjective

foclach (genitive singular masculine foclaigh, genitive singular feminine foclaí, plural foclacha, comparative foclaí)

  1. wordy, verbose, garrulous

Declension

Declension of foclach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative foclach fhoclach foclacha;
fhoclacha2
vocative fhoclaigh foclacha
genitive foclaí foclacha foclach
dative foclach;
fhoclach1 		fhoclach;
fhoclaigh (archaic) 		foclacha;
fhoclacha2
Comparative níos foclaí
Superlative is foclaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of foclach
radical lenition eclipsis
foclach fhoclach bhfoclach

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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