alcaileach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From alcaile (“alkali”, noun) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
alcaileach (genitive singular masculine alcailigh, genitive singular feminine alcailí, plural alcaileacha, comparative alcailí)
Declension edit
Declension of alcaileach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | alcaileach | alcaileach | alcaileacha | |
Vocative | alcailigh | alcaileacha | ||
Genitive | alcailí | alcaileacha | alcaileach | |
Dative | alcaileach | alcaileach; alcailigh (archaic) |
alcaileacha | |
Comparative | níos alcailí | |||
Superlative | is alcailí |
Derived terms edit
- cadhnra alcaileach m, ceallra alcaileach m (“alkaline battery”)
- cré-alcaileach (“alkaline-earth”, adjective)
- fo-alcaileach (“subalkalic”, adjective)
Related terms edit
- alcaileacht f (“alkalinity”)
- alcailiméadracht f (“alkalimetry”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alcaileach | n-alcaileach | halcaileach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alcaileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “alcaileach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “alcaileach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.