gníomhach

See also: gnìomhach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gnímach (active, busy, adjective), from gním; synchronically, gníomh (function; deed, act; action) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gníomhach (genitive singular masculine gníomhaigh, genitive singular feminine gníomhaí, plural gníomhacha, comparative gníomhaí)

  1. active
  2. acting

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gníomhach ghníomhach ngníomhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "gníomhach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “gníomhach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • gnímach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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