Irish

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Etymology

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From fo- (sub-) +‎ ceannasach (dominant).

Adjective

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focheannasach (genitive singular masculine focheannasaigh, genitive singular feminine focheannasaí, plural focheannasacha, not comparable)

  1. (music) subdominant

Declension

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Declension of focheannasach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative focheannasach fhocheannasach focheannasacha;
fhocheannasacha2
vocative fhocheannasaigh focheannasacha
genitive focheannasaí focheannasacha focheannasach
dative focheannasach;
fhocheannasach1
fhocheannasach;
fhocheannasaigh (archaic)
focheannasacha;
fhocheannasacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Noun

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focheannasach m (genitive singular focheannasaigh, nominative plural focheannasaigh)

  1. (music) subdominant

Declension

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Declension of focheannasach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative focheannasach focheannasaigh
vocative a fhocheannasaigh a fhocheannasacha
genitive focheannasaigh focheannasach
dative focheannasach focheannasaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an focheannasach na focheannasaigh
genitive an fhocheannasaigh na bhfocheannasach
dative leis an bhfocheannasach
don fhocheannasach
leis na focheannasaigh

Mutation

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Mutated forms of focheannasach
radical lenition eclipsis
focheannasach fhocheannasach bhfocheannasach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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