Gaimbiach

Irish

Etymology

From an Ghaimbia (“Gambia”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Gaimbiach (genitive singular masculine Gaimbiaigh, genitive singular feminine Gaimbiaiche, plural Gaimbiacha, not comparable)

1. Gambian

Declension

Declension of Gaimbiach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Gaimbiach	Ghaimbiach	Gaimbiacha; Ghaimbiacha²
Vocative	Ghaimbiach		Gaimbiacha
Genitive		Gaimbiaiche	Gaimbiacha	Gaimbiach
Dative	Gaimbiach; Ghaimbiach¹	Ghaimbiach	Gaimbiacha; Ghaimbiacha²
Comparative	níos Gaimbiaiche
Superlative	is Gaimbiaiche

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

• Poblacht na Gaimbia (“the Republic of Gambia”)

Noun

Gaimbiach m (genitive singular Gaimbiaigh, nominative plural Gaimbiaigh)

1. Gambian person

Declension

Declension of Gaimbiach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Gaimbiach Gaimbiaigh Vocative a Ghaimbiaigh a Ghaimbiacha Genitive Gaimbiaigh Gaimbiach Dative Gaimbiach Gaimbiaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Gaimbiach na Gaimbiaigh Genitive an Ghaimbiaigh na nGaimbiach Dative leis an nGaimbiach don Ghaimbiach leis na Gaimbiaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Gaimbiach	Ghaimbiach	nGaimbiach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gaimbiach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN