fealltach in Irish

IPA: /ˈfʲal̪ˠt̪ˠɑ(x)/ [Ulster] Forms: fealltaigh [genitive, masculine, singular], fealltaí [feminine, genitive, singular], fealltacha [plural], fealltaí [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], fealltach [error-unrecognized-form], fhealltach [lenition], bhfealltach [eclipsis] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Irish felltach. By surface analysis, feallta + -ach. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|mga|felltach}} Middle Irish felltach, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (<span class="None" lang="und">2019), “felltach”, in <cite>eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language</cite></span></span>}}, {{surf|ga|feallta|-ach|pos=adjective}} By surface analysis, feallta + -ach Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|fealltaigh|genitive singular feminine|fealltaí||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|fealltacha||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|fealltaí|||head=|var=}} fealltach (genitive singular masculine fealltaigh, genitive singular feminine fealltaí, plural fealltacha, comparative fealltaí), {{ga-adjective|comp=fealltaí|gsf=fealltaí|gsm=fealltaigh|pl=~a}} fealltach (genitive singular masculine fealltaigh, genitive singular feminine fealltaí, plural fealltacha, comparative fealltaí) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}

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      "form": "fhealltach",
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      "form": "bhfealltach",
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      "source": "mutation",
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      "form": "bhfealltach",
      "source": "mutation",
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"fealltach" meaning in Irish

Adjective