fomhórach

Irish

Etymology

Originally the genitive singular of Middle Irish fomóir,[1] reinterpreted as an adjective (and from there, a noun) suffixed with -ach. That term itself may be from Old Irish fo- (“under”) + muir (“sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fˠɔˈvˠoːɾˠəx/

Noun

fomhórach f (genitive singular fomhóraigh, nominative plural fomhóraigh)

  1. (Irish mythology, mythology) A Fomorian, a member of the semi-divine race of monsters who inhabited ancient Ireland.

Declension

Declension of fomhórach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fomhórach fomhóraigh
vocative a fhomhóraigh a fhomhóracha
genitive fomhóraigh fomhórach
dative fomhórach fomhóraigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fomhórach na fomhóraigh
genitive an fhomhóraigh na bhfomhórach
dative leis an bhfomhórach
don fhomhórach 		leis na fomhóraigh

Adjective

fomhórach

  1. (Irish mythology, relational) Relating to the Fomorians.

Declension

Declension of fomhórach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fomhórach fhomhórach fomhóracha;
fhomhóracha2
vocative fhomhóraigh fomhóracha
genitive fomhóraí fomhóracha fomhórach
dative fomhórach;
fhomhórach1 		fhomhórach;
fhomhóraigh (archaic) 		fomhóracha;
fhomhóracha2
Comparative níos fomhóraí
Superlative is fomhóraí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of fomhórach
radical lenition eclipsis
fomhórach fhomhórach bhfomhórach

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fomóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “foṁóraċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 477; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fomhórach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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