gearrshaolach
Irish
Adjective
gearrshaolach (genitive singular masculine gearrshaolaigh, genitive singular feminine gearrshaolaí, plural gearrshaolacha, comparative gearrshaolaí)
Declension
Declension of gearrshaolach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gearrshaolach | ghearrshaolach | gearrshaolacha; ghearrshaolacha² | |
| Vocative | ghearrshaolaigh | gearrshaolacha | ||
| Genitive | gearrshaolaí | gearrshaolacha | gearrshaolach | |
| Dative | gearrshaolach; ghearrshaolach¹ |
ghearrshaolach; ghearrshaolaigh (archaic) |
gearrshaolacha; ghearrshaolacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gearrshaolaí | |||
| Superlative | is gearrshaolaí | |||
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 |
| gearrshaolach | ghearrshaolach | ngearrshaolach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "gearrshaolach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “gearrshaolach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gearrshaolach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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