Nigéarach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom An Nigéir (“Nigeria”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editNigéarach (genitive singular masculine Nigéaraigh, genitive singular feminine Nigéaraí, plural Nigéaracha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Nigéarach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Nigéarach | Nigéarach | Nigéaracha | |
Vocative | Nigéaraigh | Nigéaracha | ||
Genitive | Nigéaraí | Nigéaracha | Nigéarach | |
Dative | Nigéarach | Nigéarach; Nigéaraigh (archaic) |
Nigéaracha | |
Comparative | níos Nigéaraí | |||
Superlative | is Nigéaraí |
Related terms
edit- Poblacht Chónaidhme na Nigéire (“the Federal Republic of Nigeria”)
Noun
editNigéarach m (genitive singular Nigéaraigh, nominative plural Nigéaraigh)
- Nigerian person
Declension
editDeclension of Nigéarach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Nigéarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Nigéarach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024