Pailéasóch
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From pailéa- (“palaeo-”) + -sóch (“-zoic”).
Adjective edit
Pailéasóch (genitive singular masculine Pailéasóch, genitive singular feminine Pailéasóiche, plural Pailéasócha)
Declension edit
Declension of Pailéasóch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Pailéasóch | Phailéasóch | Pailéasócha; Phailéasócha² | |
| Vocative | Phailéasóch | Pailéasócha | ||
| Genitive | Pailéasóiche | Pailéasócha | Pailéasóch | |
| Dative | Pailéasóch; Phailéasóch¹ |
Phailéasóch | Pailéasócha; Phailéasócha² | |
| Comparative | níos Pailéasóiche | |||
| Superlative | is Pailéasóiche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Pailéasóch | Phailéasóch | bPailéasóch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Pailéasóch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN