faillitheach
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
faillitheach (genitive singular masculine faillithigh, genitive singular feminine faillithí, plural faillitheacha, comparative faillithí)
- negligent
- Synonyms: anaireach, neamartach, neamhchúramach, sleamchúiseach
Declension
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | faillitheach | fhaillitheach | faillitheacha; fhaillitheacha2 | |
| vocative | fhaillithigh | faillitheacha | ||
| genitive | faillithí | faillitheacha | faillitheach | |
| dative | faillitheach; fhaillitheach1 |
fhaillitheach; fhaillithigh (archaic) |
faillitheacha; fhaillitheacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos faillithí | |||
| Superlative | is faillithí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| faillitheach | fhaillitheach | bhfaillitheach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faillitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “faillitheach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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