gáifeach
Irish
Adjective
gáifeach (genitive singular masculine gáifigh, genitive singular feminine gáifí, plural gáifeacha, comparative gáifí)
Declension
Declension of gáifeach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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 | ||
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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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