gnóthach
See also: gnothach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gnóthaigech (“busy”); synchronically, gnó, gnótha (“business”) + -ach.
Adjective
gnóthach (genitive singular masculine gnóthaigh, genitive singular feminine gnóthaí, plural gnóthacha, comparative gnóthaí)
Declension
Declension of gnóthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gnóthach | ghnóthach | gnóthacha; ghnóthacha² | |
| Vocative | ghnóthaigh | gnóthacha | ||
| Genitive | gnóthaí | gnóthacha | gnóthach | |
| Dative | gnóthach; ghnóthach¹ |
ghnóthach; ghnóthaigh (archaic) |
gnóthacha; ghnóthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gnóthaí | |||
| Superlative | is gnóthaí | |||
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 |
| gnóthach | ghnóthach | ngnóthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "gnóthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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