géibheannach
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editgéibheannach (genitive singular masculine géibheannaigh, genitive singular feminine géibheannaí, plural géibheannacha, comparative géibheannaí)
Declension
editDeclension of géibheannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | géibheannach | ghéibheannach | géibheannacha; ghéibheannacha² | |
Vocative | ghéibheannaigh | géibheannacha | ||
Genitive | géibheannaí | géibheannacha | géibheannach | |
Dative | géibheannach; ghéibheannach¹ |
ghéibheannach; ghéibheannaigh (archaic) |
géibheannacha; ghéibheannacha² | |
Comparative | níos géibheannaí | |||
Superlative | is géibheannaí |
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- Mac Géibheannaigh (surname)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
géibheannach | ghéibheannach | ngéibheannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gébennach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “géiḃeannaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 358
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géibheannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN