Mongólach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom An Mhongóil (“Mongolia”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editMongólach (genitive singular masculine Mongólaigh, genitive singular feminine Mongólaí, plural Mongólacha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Mongólach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Mongólach | Mongólach | Mongólacha | |
Vocative | Mongólaigh | Mongólacha | ||
Genitive | Mongólaí | Mongólacha | Mongólach | |
Dative | Mongólach | Mongólach; Mongólaigh (archaic) |
Mongólacha | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
Related terms
edit- Mongóilis (“the Mongolian language”)
Noun
editMongólach m (genitive singular Mongólaigh, nominative plural Mongólaigh)
Declension
editDeclension of Mongólach
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 |
Mongólach | Mhongólach | not applicable |
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) “Mongólach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Mongólach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Mongólach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024