veirteabrach
Irish
Etymology
From veirteabra (“vertebra”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
veirteabrach (genitive singular masculine veirteabraigh, genitive singular feminine veirteabraí, plural veirteabracha, not comparable)
- (biology, zoology) vertebrate
- Antonym: inveirteabrach
- (anatomy) vertebral
Declension
Declension of veirteabrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | veirteabrach | veirteabrach | veirteabracha | |
| Vocative | veirteabraigh | veirteabracha | ||
| Genitive | veirteabraí | veirteabracha | veirteabrach | |
| Dative | veirteabrach | veirteabrach; veirteabraigh (archaic) |
veirteabracha | |
| Comparative | níos veirteabraí | |||
| Superlative | is veirteabraí | |||
Noun
veirteabrach m (genitive singular veirteabraigh, nominative plural veirteabraigh)
- (biology, zoology) vertebrate
- Synonym: ainmhí veirteabrach
- Antonym: inveirteabrach
Declension
Declension of veirteabrach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Further reading
- "veirteabrach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “veirteabrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “veirteabrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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