"féineach" meaning in All languages combined

See féineach on Wiktionary

Adjective [Irish]

IPA: /ˈfʲeːnʲa(x)/ [Ulster], [ˈfʲei̯nʲa(x)] [Ulster]
Etymology: From féin + -ach; probably a calque of English selfish. Etymology templates: {{af|ga|féin|-ach|pos=adjective}} féin + -ach, {{clq|ga|en|selfish|nocap=1}} calque of English selfish Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|féinigh|genitive singular feminine|féiní||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|féineacha||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|féiní|||head=}} féineach (genitive singular masculine féinigh, genitive singular feminine féiní, plural féineacha, comparative féiní), {{ga-adj|comp=féiní|gsf=féiní|gsm=féinigh|pl=~a}} féineach (genitive singular masculine féinigh, genitive singular feminine féiní, plural féineacha, comparative féiní) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: féinigh [genitive, masculine, singular], féiní [feminine, genitive, singular], féineacha [plural], féiní [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], féineach [masculine, nominative, singular], fhéineach [feminine, nominative, singular], féineacha [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], fhéineacha [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], fhéinigh [masculine, singular, vocative], fhéineach [feminine, singular, vocative], féineacha [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], fhéinigh [genitive, masculine, singular], féiní [feminine, genitive, singular], féineacha [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], féineach [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], féineach [dative, masculine, singular], fhéineach [dative, masculine, singular], fhéineach [dative, feminine, singular], fhéinigh [archaic, dative, feminine, singular], féineacha [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], fhéineacha [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos féiní [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is féiní [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], féineach [error-unrecognized-form], fhéineach [error-unrecognized-form], bhféineach [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. (Ulster) selfish Tags: Ulster Synonyms: leithleach, cóngarach duit féin, gar duit féin
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "fhéineach",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "fhéineach",
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      "form": "fhéineach",
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    },
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      "form": "féineacha",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéineacha",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos féiní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is féiní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féineach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéineach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhféineach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
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        "11": "",
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        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "name": "Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach",
          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ulster Irish",
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        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-féineach-ga-adj-GMdrWkpA",
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          "selfish",
          "selfish"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Ulster) selfish"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "leithleach"
        },
        {
          "word": "cóngarach duit féin"
        },
        {
          "word": "gar duit féin"
        }
      ],
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        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfʲeːnʲa(x)/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʲei̯nʲa(x)]",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "féineach"
}
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "clq"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From féin + -ach; probably a calque of English selfish.",
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      "form": "féinigh",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féineacha",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féiní",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féineach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fhéineach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "féineacha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéineacha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéinigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéineach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féineacha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéinigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féiní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féineacha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féineach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féineach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéineach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéineach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéinigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féineacha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéineacha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos féiní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is féiní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "féineach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fhéineach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhféineach",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "15": "",
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  "lang_code": "ga",
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        "Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach",
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish terms calqued from English",
        "Irish terms derived from English",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Ulster Irish"
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          "selfish"
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        "(Ulster) selfish"
      ],
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          "word": "leithleach"
        },
        {
          "word": "cóngarach duit féin"
        },
        {
          "word": "gar duit féin"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfʲeːnʲa(x)/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʲei̯nʲa(x)]",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "féineach"
}

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