fothaineach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fothain +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɪhənʲəx/[2] (corresponding to the form foithineach)

Adjective

fothaineach (genitive singular masculine fothainigh, genitive singular feminine fothainí, plural fothaineacha, comparative fothainí)

  1. (Kerry) shady, sheltered

Declension

Declension of fothaineach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fothaineach fhothaineach fothaineacha;
fhothaineacha2
vocative fhothainigh fothaineacha
genitive fothainí fothaineacha fothaineach
dative fothaineach;
fhothaineach1 		fhothaineach;
fhothainigh (archaic) 		fothaineacha;
fhothaineacha2
Comparative níos fothainí
Superlative is fothainí

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

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ “foithineach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 246, page 124

Further reading

  • “fothaineach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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