freagrach
Irish
Alternative forms
- freagarthach
Adjective
freagrach (genitive singular masculine freagraigh, genitive singular feminine freagraí, plural freagracha, comparative freagraí)
- answerable, accountable, responsible [+ as (object) = for]
Declension
Declension of freagrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | freagrach | fhreagrach | freagracha; fhreagracha² | |
| Vocative | fhreagraigh | freagracha | ||
| Genitive | freagraí | freagracha | freagrach | |
| Dative | freagrach; fhreagrach¹ |
fhreagrach; fhreagraigh (archaic) |
freagracha; fhreagracha² | |
| Comparative | níos freagraí | |||
| Superlative | is freagraí | |||
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 |
| freagrach | fhreagrach | bhfreagrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “freagrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “freagrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “freagrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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