fóirsteanach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fóirstineach[1]

Etymology

From fóirstean + -ach

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔːɾˠsˠtʲənʲa(x)/[2] (corresponding to the form fóirstineach)

Adjective

fóirsteanach (genitive singular masculine fóirsteanaigh, genitive singular feminine fóirsteanaí, plural fóirsteanacha, comparative fóirsteanaí)

  1. suitable, fitting, apt, suited
    Synonym: oiriúnach

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fóirsteanach fhóirsteanach bhfóirsteanach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. fóirsteanach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98

Further reading

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