Papuach

Irish

Etymology

From Papua +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Papuach (genitive singular masculine Papuaigh, plural Papuacha, not comparable)

  1. Papuan

Declension
Declension of Papuach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Papuach Papuaigh
Vocative a Phapuaigh a Phapuacha
Genitive Papuaigh Papuach
Dative Papuach Papuaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Papuach na Papuaigh
Genitive an Phapuaigh na bPapuach
Dative leis an bPapuach

don Phapuach

 leis na Papuaigh
  • Nua-Ghuine Phapua f (“Papua New Guinea”)

Noun

Papuach m (genitive singular Papuaigh, nominative plural Papuaigh)

  1. Papuan

Declension
Declension of Papuach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Papuach Phapuach Papuacha;
Phapuacha²
Vocative Phapuaigh Papuacha
Genitive Papuaí Papuacha Papuach
Dative Papuach;
Phapuach¹		 Phapuach;
Phapuaigh (archaic)		 Papuacha;
Phapuacha²
Comparative níos Papuaí
Superlative is Papuaí

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

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

Further reading
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