apacailipteach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκαλύπτειν (apokalúptein, “to reveal, uncover”), from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + καλύπτειν (kalúptein, “to cover”).
Adjective
editapacailipteach (genitive singular masculine apacailiptigh, genitive singular feminine apacailiptí, plural apacailipteacha, comparative apacailiptí)
Declension
editDeclension of apacailipteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | apacailipteach | apacailipteach | apacailipteacha | |
Vocative | apacailiptigh | apacailipteacha | ||
Genitive | apacailiptí | apacailipteacha | apacailipteach | |
Dative | apacailipteach | apacailipteach; apacailiptigh (archaic) |
apacailipteacha | |
Comparative | níos apacailiptí | |||
Superlative | is apacailiptí |
Related terms
edit- apacailipsis m (“apocalypse”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
apacailipteach | n-apacailipteach | hapacailipteach | 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) “apacailipteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN