gáifeach
Irish
Adjective
gáifeach (genitive singular masculine gáifigh, genitive singular feminine gáifí, plural gáifeacha, comparative gáifí)
Declension
Declension of gáifeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gáifeach | gháifeach | gáifeacha; gháifeacha² | |
| Vocative | gháifigh | gáifeacha | ||
| Genitive | gáifí | gáifeacha | gáifeach | |
| Dative | gáifeach; gháifeach¹ |
gháifeach; gháifigh (archaic) |
gáifeacha; gháifeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gáifí | |||
| Superlative | is gáifí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- gáifeachas m (“sensationalism”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gáifeach | gháifeach | ngáifeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "gáifeach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “gáifeach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gáifeach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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