gaelach
See also: Gaelach
Irish
Alternative forms
- gaedhealach (obsolete)
Adjective
gaelach (genitive singular masculine gaelaigh, genitive singular feminine gaelaí, plural gaelacha, comparative gaelaí)
- Alternative form of Gaelach (“native to Ireland; homely, pleasant; common, ordinary”)
Declension
Declension of gaelach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gaelach | ghaelach | gaelacha; ghaelacha² | |
| Vocative | ghaelaigh | gaelacha | ||
| Genitive | gaelaí | gaelacha | gaelach | |
| Dative | gaelach; ghaelach¹ |
ghaelach; ghaelaigh (archaic) |
gaelacha; ghaelacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gaelaí | |||
| Superlative | is gaelaí | |||
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 |
| gaelach | ghaelach | ngaelach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "gaelach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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