Platónach

See also: platónach

Irish

Etymology

From Platón (“Plato”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Platónach (genitive singular masculine Platónaigh, genitive singular feminine Platónaí, plural Platónacha, not comparable)

1. (philosophy) Platonic

Declension

Declension of Platónach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Platónach	Phlatónach	Platónacha; Phlatónacha²
Vocative	Phlatónaigh		Platónacha
Genitive		Platónaí	Platónacha	Platónach
Dative	Platónach; Phlatónach¹	Phlatónach; Phlatónaigh (archaic)	Platónacha; Phlatónacha²
Comparative	níos Platónaí
Superlative	is Platónaí

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

• Nua-Phlatónachas m (“Neo-Platonism”)
• platónach (“platonic”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Platónach	Phlatónach	bPlatónach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Platónach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Platónach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Platónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024