fodheirmeach

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (hypo-) +‎ deirm (dermis) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fodheirmeach (genitive singular masculine fodheirmigh, genitive singular feminine fodheirmí, plural fodheirmeacha)

  1. (anatomy) hypodermic

Declension

Declension of fodheirmeach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fodheirmeach fhodheirmeach fodheirmeacha;
fhodheirmeacha2
vocative fhodheirmigh fodheirmeacha
genitive fodheirmí fodheirmeacha fodheirmeach
dative fodheirmeach;
fhodheirmeach1
fhodheirmeach;
fhodheirmigh (archaic)
fodheirmeacha;
fhodheirmeacha2
Comparative níos fodheirmí
Superlative is fodheirmí

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

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fodheirmeach
radical lenition eclipsis
fodheirmeach fhodheirmeach bhfodheirmeach

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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