calrach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From calra (“calorie”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
calrach (genitive singular masculine calraigh, genitive singular feminine calraí, plural calracha, comparative calraí)
Declension edit
Declension of calrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | calrach | chalrach | calracha; chalracha² | |
| Vocative | chalraigh | calracha | ||
| Genitive | calraí | calracha | calrach | |
| Dative | calrach; chalrach¹ |
chalrach; chalraigh (archaic) |
calracha; chalracha² | |
| Comparative | níos calraí | |||
| Superlative | is calraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| calrach | chalrach | gcalrach |
| 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) “calrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “calrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “calrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.