faillitheach

Irish

Alternative forms

• faillíoch

Etymology

From failligh +‎ -ach.

Adjective

faillitheach (genitive singular masculine faillithigh, genitive singular feminine faillithí, plural faillitheacha, comparative faillithí)

1. negligent

   Synonyms: anaireach, neamartach, neamhchúramach, sleamchúiseach

Declension

Declension of faillitheach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	faillitheach	fhaillitheach	faillitheacha; fhaillitheacha2
vocative	fhaillithigh		faillitheacha
genitive		faillithí	faillitheacha	faillitheach
dative	faillitheach; fhaillitheach1	fhaillitheach; fhaillithigh (archaic)	faillitheacha; fhaillitheacha2
Comparative	níos faillithí
Superlative	is faillithí

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

Related terms

• faillí
• faillitheacht
• faillitheoir

Mutation

Mutated forms of faillitheach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
faillitheach	fhaillitheach	bhfaillitheach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “faillitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “faillitheach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025