alpach

See also: Alpach

Irish

Alternative forms

• alpúil

Etymology

From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

alpach (genitive singular masculine alpaigh, genitive singular feminine alpaí, plural alpacha, comparative alpaí)

1. voracious, greedy

   Synonym: cíocrach

2. grabbing

   Synonym: glámach

Declension

Declension of alpach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	alpach	alpach	alpacha
Vocative	alpaigh		alpacha
Genitive		alpaí	alpacha	alpach
Dative	alpach	alpach; alpaigh (archaic)	alpacha
Comparative	níos alpaí
Superlative	is alpaí

Derived terms

• alpachán m (“lump, chunk; chunky person; pig, greedy person;”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alpach	n-alpach	halpach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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