giobach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gibach (“ragged, tattered”).
Adjective
giobach (genitive singular masculine giobaigh, genitive singular feminine giobaí, plural giobacha, comparative giobaí)
Declension
Declension of giobach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | giobach | ghiobach | giobacha; ghiobacha² | |
Vocative | ghiobaigh | giobacha | ||
Genitive | giobaí | giobacha | giobach | |
Dative | giobach; ghiobach¹ |
ghiobach; ghiobaigh (archaic) |
giobacha; ghiobacha² | |
Comparative | níos giobaí | |||
Superlative | is giobaí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
giobach | ghiobach | ngiobach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "giobach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gibach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gibach (“ragged, tattered”).
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “gibach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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