fáistineach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === fáisteanach === Etymology === From Middle Irish fáistinech (“one who prophesies or divines, a soothsayer”), from Old Irish fáitsine (“prophesying; a prophecy, an augury”) + -ach. === Noun === fáistineach m (genitive singular fáistinigh, nominative plural fáistinigh) prophet, soothsayer (grammar) future (tense) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fáistineach foirfe (“future perfect”) ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === fáistineach (genitive singular masculine fáistinigh, genitive singular feminine fáistiní, plural fáistineacha, not comparable) prophetic Synonyms: fáidhiúil, tairngeartach (grammar) future ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== an aimsir fháistineach (“the future tense”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fáistineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN “prophetic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fáistinech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “fáistineach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm