gréiscdhíonach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
gréiscdhíonach (genitive singular masculine gréiscdhíonaigh, genitive singular feminine gréiscdhíonaí, plural gréiscdhíonacha, comparative gréiscdhíonaí)
Declension edit
Declension of gréiscdhíonach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gréiscdhíonach | ghréiscdhíonach | gréiscdhíonacha; ghréiscdhíonacha² | |
| Vocative | ghréiscdhíonaigh | gréiscdhíonacha | ||
| Genitive | gréiscdhíonaí | gréiscdhíonacha | gréiscdhíonach | |
| Dative | gréiscdhíonach; ghréiscdhíonach¹ |
ghréiscdhíonach; ghréiscdhíonaigh (archaic) |
gréiscdhíonacha; ghréiscdhíonacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gréiscdhíonaí | |||
| Superlative | is gréiscdhíonaí | |||
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 |
| gréiscdhíonach | ghréiscdhíonach | ngréiscdhíonach |
| 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) “gréiscdhíonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gréiscdhíonach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gréiscdhíonach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.