Guineach

Irish

Etymology

From An Ghuine (“Guinea”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Guineach (genitive singular masculine Guinigh, genitive singular feminine Guiní, plural Guineacha, not comparable)

  1. Guinean

Declension
Declension of Guineach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Guineach Ghuineach Guineacha;
Ghuineacha²
Vocative Ghuinigh Guineacha
Genitive Guiní Guineacha Guineach
Dative Guineach;
Ghuineach¹		 Ghuineach;
Ghuinigh (archaic)		 Guineacha;
Ghuineacha²
Comparative níos Guiní
Superlative is Guiní

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

Noun

Guineach m (genitive singular Guinigh, nominative plural Guinigh)

  1. Guinean person

Declension
Declension of Guineach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Guineach Guinigh
Vocative a Ghuinigh a Ghuineacha
Genitive Guinigh Guineach
Dative Guineach Guinigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Guineach na Guinigh
Genitive an Ghuinigh na nGuineach
Dative leis an nGuineach

don Ghuineach

 leis na Guinigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Guineach Ghuineach nGuineach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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