Gearmánach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom An Ghearmáin (“Germany”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editGearmánach (genitive singular masculine Gearmánaigh, genitive singular feminine Gearmánaí, plural Gearmánacha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Gearmánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Gearmánach | Ghearmánach | Gearmánacha; Ghearmánacha² | |
Vocative | Ghearmánaigh | Gearmánacha | ||
Genitive | Gearmánaí | Gearmánacha | Gearmánach | |
Dative | Gearmánach; Ghearmánach¹ |
Ghearmánach; Ghearmánaigh (archaic) |
Gearmánacha; Ghearmánacha² | |
Comparative | níos Gearmánaí | |||
Superlative | is Gearmánaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
editGearmánach m (genitive singular Gearmánaigh, nominative plural Gearmánaigh)
- a German
Declension
editDeclension of Gearmánach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Gearmánach | Ghearmánach | nGearmánach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gearmánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gearmánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Gearmánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024