cuarach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cuarach (genitive singular masculine cuaraigh, genitive singular feminine cuaraí, plural cuaracha, comparative cuaraí)
Declension edit
Declension of cuarach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cuarach | chuarach | cuaracha; chuaracha² | |
| Vocative | chuaraigh | cuaracha | ||
| Genitive | cuaraí | cuaracha | cuarach | |
| Dative | cuarach; chuarach¹ |
chuarach; chuaraigh (archaic) |
cuaracha; chuaracha² | |
| Comparative | níos cuaraí | |||
| Superlative | is cuaraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cuarach | chuarach | gcuarach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “cuarach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cuarach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.