géagleabhair

Irish

Etymology

From géag (“limb”) +‎ leabhair (“long and slender”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɟeːɡl̠ʲəuɾʲ]

Adjective

géagleabhair (genitive singular masculine géagleabhair, genitive singular feminine géagleabhaire, plural géagleabhaire, comparative géagleabhaire)

  1. slender-limbed

Declension
Declension of géagleabhair
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative géagleabhair ghéagleabhair géagleabhaire;
ghéagleabhaire²
Vocative ghéagleabhair géagleabhaire
Genitive géagleabhaire géagleabhaire géagleabhair
Dative géagleabhair;
ghéagleabhair¹		 ghéagleabhair géagleabhaire;
ghéagleabhaire²
Comparative níos géagleabhaire
Superlative is géagleabhaire

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
géagleabhair ghéagleabhair ngéagleabhair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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