carbónach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From carbón (“carbon”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kəɾˠ(ə)ˈbˠoːn̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠ(ə)bˠoːn̪ˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠ(ə)bˠɔn̪ˠa(h)/
Adjective edit
carbónach (genitive singular masculine carbónaigh, genitive singular feminine carbónaí, plural carbónacha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of carbónach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | carbónach | charbónach | carbónacha; charbónacha² | |
| Vocative | charbónaigh | carbónacha | ||
| Genitive | carbónaí | carbónacha | carbónach | |
| Dative | carbónach; charbónach¹ |
charbónach; charbónaigh (archaic) |
carbónacha; charbónacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- aigéad carbónach m (“carbonic acid”)
- searbhghás carbónach m (“carbonic acid gas”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| carbónach | charbónach | gcarbónach |
| 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) “carbónach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “carbónach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “carbónach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.