gáifeachas

Irish

Etymology

From gáifeach (“exaggerated, sensational; given to exaggeration”) +‎ -as.

Noun

gáifeachas m (genitive singular gáifeachais)

1. sensationalism

   Synonyms: scailéathan, táblóideachas

Declension

Declension of gáifeachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gáifeachas Vocative a gháifeachais Genitive gáifeachais Dative gáifeachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an gáifeachas Genitive an gháifeachais Dative leis an ngáifeachas don gháifeachas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gáifeachas	gháifeachas	ngáifeachas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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