gréisceach

Irish edit

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲeːʃcəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲeːʃca(x)/

Adjective edit

gréisceach (genitive singular masculine gréiscigh, genitive singular feminine gréiscí, plural gréisceacha, comparative gréiscí)

greasy
Synonym: bealaithe

Declension edit

Declension of gréisceach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	gréisceach	ghréisceach	gréisceacha; ghréisceacha²
Vocative	ghréiscigh	ghréisceach	gréisceacha
Genitive	ghréiscigh	gréiscí	gréisceacha	gréisceach
Dative	gréisceach; ghréisceach¹	ghréisceach; ghréiscigh (archaic)	gréisceacha; ghréisceacha²
Comparative	níos gréiscí
Superlative	is gréiscí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms edit

gréisceacht

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gréisceach	ghréisceach	ngréisceach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.