gamalach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
gamalach (genitive singular masculine gamalaigh, genitive singular feminine gamalaí, plural gamalacha, comparative gamalaí)
Declension
Declension of gamalach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gamalach | ghamalach | gamalacha; ghamalacha² | |
| Vocative | ghamalaigh | gamalacha | ||
| Genitive | gamalaí | gamalacha | gamalach | |
| Dative | gamalach; ghamalach¹ |
ghamalach; ghamalaigh (archaic) |
gamalacha; ghamalacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gamalaí | |||
| Superlative | is gamalaí | |||
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 |
| gamalach | ghamalach | ngamalach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "gamalach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “gamalach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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