aspalach

Irish

Etymology

From aspal (“apostle”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

aspalach (genitive singular masculine aspalaigh, genitive singular feminine aspalaí, plural aspalacha)

1. (Christianity) apostolic, apostolical

   Synonym: aspalda

Declension

Declension of aspalach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aspalach	aspalach	aspalacha
Vocative	aspalaigh		aspalacha
Genitive		aspalaí	aspalacha	aspalach
Dative	aspalach	aspalach; aspalaigh (archaic)	aspalacha
Comparative	níos aspalaí
Superlative	is aspalaí

Related terms

• aspalacht f (“apostleship; apostolate”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aspalach	n-aspalach	haspalach	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) “aspalda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN