Oilimpeach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Oilimpeas (“Olympus”) + -ach.
Adjective
editOilimpeach (genitive singular masculine Oilimpigh, genitive singular feminine Oilimpí, plural Oilimpeacha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Oilimpeach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Oilimpeach | Oilimpeach | Oilimpeacha | |
Vocative | Oilimpigh | Oilimpeacha | ||
Genitive | Oilimpí | Oilimpeacha | Oilimpeach | |
Dative | Oilimpeach | Oilimpeach; Oilimpigh (archaic) |
Oilimpeacha | |
Comparative | níos Oilimpí | |||
Superlative | is Oilimpí |
Derived terms
edit- Cluichí Oilimpeacha m pl (“Olympic Games”)
Related terms
edit- Oilimpiad m (“Olympiad”)
Noun
editOilimpeach m (genitive singular Oilimpigh, nominative plural Oilimpigh)
Declension
editDeclension of Oilimpeach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Oilimpeach | nOilimpeach | hOilimpeach | tOilimpeach |
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) “Oilimpeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Oilimpeach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Oilimpeach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024