alcaileach
Irish
Adjective
alcaileach (genitive singular masculine alcailigh, genitive singular feminine alcailí, plural alcaileacha, comparative alcailí)
Declension
Declension of alcaileach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | alcaileach | alcaileach | alcaileacha | |
| Vocative | alcailigh | alcaileacha | ||
| Genitive | alcailí | alcaileacha | alcaileach | |
| Dative | alcaileach | alcaileach; alcailigh (archaic) |
alcaileacha | |
| Comparative | níos alcailí | |||
| Superlative | is alcailí | |||
Derived terms
- cadhnra alcaileach m, ceallra alcaileach m (“alkaline battery”)
- cré-alcaileach (“alkaline-earth”, adjective)
- fo-alcaileach (“subalkalic”, adjective)
Related terms
- alcaileacht f (“alkalinity”)
- alcailiméadracht f (“alkalimetry”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| alcaileach | n-alcaileach | halcaileach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "alcaileach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “alcaileach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “alcaileach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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