gionach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ginach, ginech, genech, genach (“greedy, gaping; greed, voracity”), from gi(u)n (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen (“cheek, chin”).
Adjective
gionach (genitive singular masculine gionaigh, genitive singular feminine gionaí, plural gionacha, comparative gionaí)
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gionach | ghionach | gionacha; ghionacha² | |
| Vocative | ghionaigh | gionacha | ||
| Genitive | gionaí | gionacha | gionach | |
| Dative | gionach; ghionach¹ |
ghionach; ghionaigh (archaic) |
gionacha; ghionacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gionaí | |||
| Superlative | is gionaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gionach | ghionach | ngionach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "gionach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ginach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ginach, ginech, genech, genach (“greedy, gaping”), from gi(u)n (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen (“cheek, chin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲinəx/
Adjective
gionach (genitive singular feminine giniche, comparative giniche)
- greedy, avaricious, gluttonous
- ravenous, voracious, avid, keen
- leughadair gionach ― an avid reader
- appetised
- ambitious
- keen
Synonyms
- (greedy): sanntach
- (ravenous): craosach
- (ambitious): dian-thograch
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| gionach | ghionach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ginach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN