Meiriceánach
Irish
Adjective
Meiriceánach (genitive singular masculine Meiriceánaigh, genitive singular feminine Meiriceánaí, plural Meiriceánacha, comparative Meiriceánaí)
Declension
Declension of Meiriceánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Meiriceánach | Mheiriceánach | Meiriceánacha; Mheiriceánacha² | |
Vocative | Mheiriceánaigh | Meiriceánacha | ||
Genitive | Meiriceánaí | Meiriceánacha | Meiriceánach | |
Dative | Meiriceánach; Mheiriceánach¹ |
Mheiriceánach; Mheiriceánaigh (archaic) |
Meiriceánacha; Mheiriceánacha² | |
Comparative | níos Meiriceánaí | |||
Superlative | is Meiriceánaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- béar dubh Meiriceánach m (“the American black bear”)
- bíosún Meiriceánach m (“American bison”)
- feadóg bhuí Mheiriceánach f (“American golden plover”)
- Gael-Mheiriceánach (“Irish-American”, adjective)
- grús Meiriceánach m (“whooping crane”)
- lacha Mheiriceánach f (“canvas-back”)
- minc Mheiriceánach f (“American mink”)
- orgán Meiriceánach m (“American organ”)
- Pan-Mheiriceánach (“pan-American”, adjective)
- Spáinn-Mheiriceánach (“Spanish-American”, adjective)
Declension
Declension of Meiriceánach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- Gael-Mheiriceánach m (“Irish-American”)
- Spáinn-Mheiriceánach m (“Spanish-American”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Meiriceánach | Mheiriceánach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Meiriceánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Meiriceánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Meiriceánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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