falsach
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Alternative forms
- fallsach (obsolete)
Etymology
Adjective
falsach (genitive singular masculine falsaigh, genitive singular feminine falsaí, plural falsacha, comparative falsaí)
- Alternative form of falsa (“false; lazy”)
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | falsach | fhalsach | falsacha; fhalsacha² | |
| Vocative | fhalsaigh | falsacha | ||
| Genitive | falsaí | falsacha | falsach | |
| Dative | falsach; fhalsach¹ |
fhalsach; fhalsaigh (archaic) |
falsacha; fhalsacha² | |
| Comparative | níos falsaí | |||
| Superlative | is falsaí | |||
Declension of falsach
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| falsach | fhalsach | bhfalsach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fallsaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 296
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “falsach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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