Ailgéarach

Irish

Etymology

From an Ailgéir (“Algeria”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Ailgéarach (genitive singular masculine Ailgéirigh, genitive singular feminine Ailgéirí, plural Ailgéaracha, not comparable)

1. Algerian

Declension

Declension of Ailgéarach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Ailgéarach	Ailgéarach	Ailgéaracha
Vocative	Ailgéirigh		Ailgéaracha
Genitive		Ailgéirí	Ailgéaracha	Ailgéarach
Dative	Ailgéarach	Ailgéarach; Ailgéirigh (archaic)	Ailgéaracha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Related terms

• Cathair na hAilgéire f (“Algiers”)
• Daon-Phoblacht Dhaonlathach na hAilgéire f (“People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria”)

 

Noun

Ailgéarach m (genitive singular Ailgéaraigh, nominative plural Ailgéaraigh)

1. Algerian

Declension

Declension of Ailgéarach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Ailgéarach Ailgéaraigh Vocative a Ailgéaraigh a Ailgéaracha Genitive Ailgéaraigh Ailgéarach Dative Ailgéarach Ailgéaraigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tAilgéarach na hAilgéaraigh Genitive an Ailgéaraigh na nAilgéarach Dative leis an Ailgéarach don Ailgéarach leis na hAilgéaraigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ailgéarach	nAilgéarach	hAilgéarach	tAilgéarach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Ailgéarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Ailgéarach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Ailgéarach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.