Spáinneach

See also: Spàinneach

Irish

Etymology

From an Spáinn (“Spain”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix), Old Irish Espáinech.

Adjective

Spáinneach (genitive singular masculine Spáinnigh, genitive singular feminine Spáinní, plural Spáinneacha, not comparable)

1. Spanish

Declension

Declension of Spáinneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Spáinneach	Spáinneach	Spáinneacha
Vocative	Spáinnigh		Spáinneacha
Genitive		Spáinní	Spáinneacha	Spáinneach
Dative	Spáinneach	Spáinneach; Spáinnigh (archaic)	Spáinneacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• práta Spáinneach (“Spanish, sweet, potato”)
• ronnach Spáinneach (“garfish”)

 

Noun

Spáinneach m (genitive singular Spáinnigh, nominative plural Spáinnigh)

1. Spaniard
2. Spanish ship

Declension

Declension of Spáinneach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Spáinneach Spáinnigh Vocative a Spáinnigh a Spáinneacha Genitive Spáinnigh Spáinneach Dative Spáinneach Spáinnigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Spáinneach na Spáinnigh Genitive an Spáinnigh na Spáinneach Dative leis an Spáinneach don Spáinneach leis na Spáinnigh

Alternative forms

• Spáinnéarach

Related terms

• Spáinnis f (“the Spanish language”)

Further reading

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