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Giúdach

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Iúdach, from Old Irish Iúdae (“Jew”) + -ach, from Latin iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדִי (yəhûḏî). The initial G- arose from a reinterpretation of the sound /j/ as the lenited form of /ɟ/.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Giúdach (genitive singular masculine Giúdaigh, genitive singular feminine Giúdaí, plural Giúdacha, not comparable)

  1. Jewish

Declension

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Declension of Giúdach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Giúdach Ghiúdach Giúdacha;
Ghiúdacha²
Vocative Ghiúdaigh Giúdacha
Genitive Giúdaí Giúdacha Giúdach
Dative Giúdach;
Ghiúdach¹ 		Ghiúdach;
Ghiúdaigh (archaic) 		Giúdacha;
Ghiúdacha²
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

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Noun

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Giúdach m (genitive singular Giúdaigh, nominative plural Giúdaigh)

  1. Jew

Declension

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Declension of Giúdach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Giúdach Giúdaigh
Vocative a Ghiúdaigh a Ghiúdacha
Genitive Giúdaigh Giúdach
Dative Giúdach Giúdaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Giúdach na Giúdaigh
Genitive an Ghiúdaigh na nGiúdach
Dative leis an nGiúdach

don Ghiúdach

leis na Giúdaigh

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Giúdach Ghiúdach nGiúdach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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