géagach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gécach (“branching, covered with boughs”), from géc (“branch, bough, limb”); synchronically, géag (“branch, limb; tress”) + -ach.
Adjective
géagach (genitive singular masculine géagaigh, genitive singular feminine géagaí, plural géagacha, comparative géagaí)
Declension
Declension of géagach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | géagach | ghéagach | géagacha; ghéagacha² | |
| Vocative | ghéagaigh | géagacha | ||
| Genitive | géagaí | géagacha | géagach | |
| Dative | géagach; ghéagach¹ |
ghéagach; ghéagaigh (archaic) |
géagacha; ghéagacha² | |
| Comparative | níos géagaí | |||
| Superlative | is géagaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- géagachán m (“long-limbed, spare person”)
- moncaí géagach m (“spider monkey”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| géagach | ghéagach | ngéagach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "géagach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gécach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “géagach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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