"fánach" meaning in Irish

See fánach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfˠɑːnˠəx/ [Connacht, Munster], /ˈfˠæːnˠa(h)/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From fán + -ach. Etymology templates: {{af|ga|fán|-ach|pos=adjective}} fán + -ach Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|fánaigh|genitive singular feminine|fánaí||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|fánacha||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|fánaí|||head=}} fánach (genitive singular masculine fánaigh, genitive singular feminine fánaí, plural fánacha, comparative fánaí), {{ga-adj|comp=fánaí|gsf=fánaí|gsm=fánaigh|pl=~a}} fánach (genitive singular masculine fánaigh, genitive singular feminine fánaí, plural fánacha, comparative fánaí) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-adj|f|ánach|gsf=ánaí|gsm=ánaigh|pl=~a}}, {{ga-mut}} Forms: fánaigh [genitive, masculine, singular], fánaí [feminine, genitive, singular], fánacha [plural], fánaí [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], fánach [masculine, nominative, singular], fhánach [feminine, nominative, singular], fánacha [nominative, plural], fhánacha [nominative, plural], fhánaigh [masculine, singular, vocative], fhánach [feminine, singular, vocative], fánacha [plural, vocative], fhánaigh [genitive, masculine, singular], fánaí [feminine, genitive, singular], fánacha [genitive, plural, strong], fánach [genitive, plural, weak], fánach [dative, masculine, singular], fhánach [dative, masculine, singular], fhánach [dative, feminine, singular], fhánaigh [archaic, dative, feminine, singular], fánacha [dative, plural], fhánacha [dative, plural], níos fánaí [comparative], is fánaí [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], fánach [mutation, mutation-radical], fhánach [lenition, mutation], bhfánach [eclipsis, mutation]
  1. wandering, straying, vagrant
    Sense id: en-fánach-ga-adj-woOSPY4t Categories (other): Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach: 16 19 11 16 9 14 14 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 15 17 4 19 16
  2. pointless (having no purpose), aimless, purposeless; vain, futile
    Sense id: en-fánach-ga-adj-ppCON3K2 Categories (other): Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach: 16 19 11 16 9 14 14 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 15 17 4 19 16
  3. casual, haphazard
    Sense id: en-fánach-ga-adj-zjia8NIt Categories (other): Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach: 16 19 11 16 9 14 14 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 15 17 4 19 16
  4. occasional, rare
    Sense id: en-fánach-ga-adj-OxFwx1j9 Categories (other): Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach: 16 19 11 16 9 14 14 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 15 17 4 19 16
  5. trivial, insignificant
    Sense id: en-fánach-ga-adj-IcWujmP6
  6. sparse
    Sense id: en-fánach-ga-adj-1694wfTE Categories (other): Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach: 16 19 11 16 9 14 14 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 15 17 4 19 16
  7. random (all outcomes being unpredictable)
    Sense id: en-fánach-ga-adj-H8YtXyIw Categories (other): Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach: 16 19 11 16 9 14 14 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 15 17 4 19 16

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "níos fánaí",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "is fánaí",
      "source": "declension",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɑːnˠəx/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠæːnˠa(h)/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      "form": "fánaigh",
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "weak"
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      "form": "fánach",
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        "dative",
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      "form": "fhánach",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "lenition",
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  "lang": "Irish",
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        ],
        [
          "futile",
          "futile"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "casual, haphazard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "casual",
          "casual"
        ],
        [
          "haphazard",
          "haphazard"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "occasional, rare"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "occasional",
          "occasional"
        ],
        [
          "rare",
          "rare"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trivial, insignificant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trivial",
          "trivial"
        ],
        [
          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sparse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sparse",
          "sparse"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "random (all outcomes being unpredictable)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "random",
          "random"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɑːnˠəx/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠæːnˠa(h)/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fánach"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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