géagscaoilteach

Irish

Etymology

From géag (“limb”) +‎ scaoilte (“loose”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

géagscaoilteach (genitive singular masculine géagscaoiltigh, genitive singular feminine géagscaoiltí, plural géagscaoilteacha, comparative géagscaoiltí)

1. Alternative form of géagscaoilte (“loose-limbed”)

Declension

Declension of géagscaoilteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	géagscaoilteach	ghéagscaoilteach	géagscaoilteacha; ghéagscaoilteacha²
Vocative	ghéagscaoiltigh		géagscaoilteacha
Genitive		géagscaoiltí	géagscaoilteacha	géagscaoilteach
Dative	géagscaoilteach; ghéagscaoilteach¹	ghéagscaoilteach; ghéagscaoiltigh (archaic)	géagscaoilteacha; ghéagscaoilteacha²
Comparative	níos géagscaoiltí
Superlative	is géagscaoiltí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
géagscaoilteach	ghéagscaoilteach	ngéagscaoilteach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géagscaoilte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN