géagláidir
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom géag (“limb”) + láidir (“strong”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgéagláidir (genitive singular masculine géagláidir, genitive singular feminine géagláidre, plural géagláidre, comparative géagláidre)
- strong-limbed
Declension
editDeclension of géagláidir
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | géagláidir | ghéagláidir | géagláidre; ghéagláidre² | |
Vocative | ghéagláidir | géagláidre | ||
Genitive | géagláidre | géagláidre | géagláidir | |
Dative | géagláidir; ghéagláidir¹ |
ghéagláidir | géagláidre; ghéagláidre² | |
Comparative | níos géagláidre | |||
Superlative | is géagláidre |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
géagláidir | ghéagláidir | ngéagláidir |
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) “géagláidir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “géagláidir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm