aonchéileach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From aon- (“mono-, uni-”) + céile (“spouse”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
aonchéileach (genitive singular masculine aonchéiligh, genitive singular feminine aonchéilí, plural aonchéileacha, comparative aonchéileach)
- monogamous
- Synonym: monagamach
Declension edit
Declension of aonchéileach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aonchéileach | aonchéileach | aonchéileacha | |
| Vocative | aonchéiligh | aonchéileacha | ||
| Genitive | aonchéilí | aonchéileacha | aonchéileach | |
| Dative | aonchéileach | aonchéileach; aonchéiligh (archaic) |
aonchéileacha | |
| Comparative | níos aonchéilí | |||
| Superlative | is aonchéilí | |||
Derived terms edit
- aonchéileachas m (“monogamy”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aonchéileach | n-aonchéileach | haonchéileach | 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) “aonchéileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aonchéileach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.