Papuach

Irish

Etymology

From Papua +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Papuach (genitive singular feminine Papuaiche, plural Papuacha, not comparable)

1. Papuan

Declension

Declension of Papuach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Papuach	Phapuach	Papuacha; Phapuacha²
Vocative	Phapuach		Papuacha
Genitive		Papuaiche	Papuacha	Papuach
Dative	Papuach; Phapuach¹	Phapuach	Papuacha; Phapuacha²
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.

Related terms

• Nua-Ghuine Phapua f (“Papua New Guinea”)

Noun

Papuach m (genitive singular Papuaigh, nominative plural Papuaigh)

1. Papuan

Declension

Declension of Papuach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Papuach	Phapuach	Papuacha; Phapuacha²
Vocative	Phapuaigh		Papuacha
Genitive		Papuaí	Papuacha	Papuach
Dative	Papuach; Phapuach¹	Phapuach; Phapuaigh (archaic)	Papuacha; Phapuacha²
Comparative	níos Papuaí
Superlative	is Papuaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Papuach	Phapuach	bPapuach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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