óráideach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom óráid (“oration, speech, address”) + -ach.
Adjective
editóráideach (genitive singular masculine óráidigh, genitive singular feminine óráidí, plural óráideacha)
- oratorical, declamatory
- Synonym: mórfhoclach
Declension
editDeclension of óráideach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | óráideach | óráideach | óráideacha | |
Vocative | óráidigh | óráideacha | ||
Genitive | óráidí | óráideacha | óráideach | |
Dative | óráideach | óráideach; óráidigh (archaic) |
óráideacha | |
Comparative | níos óráidí | |||
Superlative | is óráidí |
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
óráideach | n-óráideach | hóráideach | 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) “óráideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “óráideach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm