teangach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom teanga (“tongue; language”) + -ach.
Adjective
editteangach (genitive singular masculine teangaigh, genitive singular feminine teangaí, plural teangacha, comparative teangaí)
- tongued
- lingual
- Synonym: teangúil
- wordy, loquacious
Declension
editDeclension of teangach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teangach | theangach | teangacha; theangacha² | |
| Vocative | theangaigh | teangacha | ||
| Genitive | teangaí | teangacha | teangach | |
| Dative | teangach; theangach¹ |
theangach; theangaigh (archaic) |
teangacha; theangacha² | |
| Comparative | níos teangaí | |||
| Superlative | is teangaí | |||
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
editMutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teangach | theangach | dteangach |
| 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) “teangach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “teangach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm