meánchiorclach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From meánchiorcal + -ach.
Adjective edit
meánchiorclach (genitive singular masculine meánchiorclaigh, genitive singular feminine meánchiorclaí, plural meánchiorclacha, not comparable)
- equatorial (of or relating to the equator)
Declension edit
Declension of meánchiorclach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | meánchiorclach | mheánchiorclach | meánchiorclacha; mheánchiorclacha² | |
| Vocative | mheánchiorclaigh | meánchiorclacha | ||
| Genitive | meánchiorclaí | meánchiorclacha | meánchiorclach | |
| Dative | meánchiorclach; mheánchiorclach¹ |
mheánchiorclach; mheánchiorclaigh (archaic) |
meánchiorclacha; mheánchiorclacha² | |
| 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
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Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| meánchiorclach | mheánchiorclach | not applicable |
| 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) “meánchiorclach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “meánchiorclach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “meánchiorclach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.