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Irish adjectives have three declensions, each with the same case structure as the nouns they qualify. The adjectives agree with nouns in gender, case and plurality.
Irish adjectives are classified by their endings: consonants; ‑úil, ‑ir; vowels.
Irish adjectives undergo standard initial mutations.
The comparative (and superlative) is formed regularly using the genitive singular, feminine. There is a small set of irregular comparatives.
Quick reference table edit
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | m | f | m | f | m & f | ||
| Singular | Nom | consonant | ‑úil, ‑ir | vowel | |||
| Gen | slender | + e | - | + a | - | ||
| Dat | - | slender [1] | - | - | |||
| Voc | slender | - | - | - | |||
| Weak Plural Noun | Nom | + a | + a | - | |||
| Gen | - | - | - | ||||
| Dat | + aibh [2] | + aibh | - | ||||
| Voc | + a | + a | - | ||||
| Strong Plural Noun | Nom | + a | + a | - | |||
| Gen | + a | + a | - | ||||
| Dat | +aibh | +aibh | - | ||||
| Voc | +a | +a | - | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ Considered archaic/dialectical, but see, e.g., lámh and other Irish nouns
- ^ Archaic
First Declension edit
Second Declension edit
Third Declension edit
See also edit