gaothach

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gáethach, synchronically analyzable as gaoth +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gaothach (genitive singular masculine gaothaigh, genitive singular feminine gaothaí, plural gaothacha, comparative gaothaí)

windy
Synonym: gaofar

Declension

Declension of gaothach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	gaothach	ghaothach	gaothacha; ghaothacha²
Vocative	ghaothaigh	ghaothach	gaothacha
Genitive	ghaothaigh	gaothaí	gaothacha	gaothach
Dative	gaothach; ghaothach¹	ghaothach; ghaothaigh (archaic)	gaothacha; ghaothacha²
Comparative	níos gaothaí
Superlative	is gaothaí

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

Etymology 2

Noun

gaothach f (genitive singular gaothaí, nominative plural gaothacha)

Synonym of gaoth (“wind”)

Declension

Declension of gaothach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gaothach	gaothacha
Vocative	a ghaothach	a ghaothacha
Genitive	gaothaí	gaothach
Dative	gaothach	gaothacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghaothach	na gaothacha
Genitive	na gaothaí	na ngaothach
Dative	leis an ngaothach don ghaothach	leis na gaothacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaothach	ghaothach	ngaothach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"gaothach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “gáethach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Entries containing “gaothach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gáethach, synchronically analyzable as gaoth +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɯː.əx/

Adjective

gaothach (genitive singular masculine gaothaich, comparative gaothaiche)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gaothach	ghaothach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “gáethach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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