alcaileach

Irish

Etymology

From alcaile (“alkali”, noun) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

alcaileach (genitive singular masculine alcailigh, genitive singular feminine alcailí, plural alcaileacha, comparative alcailí)

(chemistry) alkaline

Declension

Declension of alcaileach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	alcaileach	alcaileach	alcaileacha
Vocative	alcailigh	alcaileach	alcaileacha
Genitive	alcailigh	alcailí	alcaileacha	alcaileach
Dative	alcaileach	alcaileach; alcailigh (archaic)	alcaileacha
Comparative	níos alcailí
Superlative	is alcailí

Derived terms

cadhnra alcaileach m, ceallra alcaileach m (“alkaline battery”)
cré-alcaileach (“alkaline-earth”, adjective)
fo-alcaileach (“subalkalic”, adjective)

Related terms

alcaileacht f (“alkalinity”)
alcailiméadracht f (“alkalimetry”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
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.