giobach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish gibach (“ragged, tattered”).
Adjective edit
giobach (genitive singular masculine giobaigh, genitive singular feminine giobaí, plural giobacha, comparative giobaí)
Declension edit
Declension of giobach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | giobach | ghiobach | giobacha; ghiobacha² | |
| Vocative | ghiobaigh | giobacha | ||
| Genitive | giobaí | giobacha | giobach | |
| Dative | giobach; ghiobach¹ |
ghiobach; ghiobaigh (archaic) |
giobacha; ghiobacha² | |
| Comparative | níos giobaí | |||
| Superlative | is giobaí | |||
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 |
| giobach | ghiobach | ngiobach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giobach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gibach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish gibach (“ragged, tattered”).
Adjective edit
giobach
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “giobach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gibach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language