gairmeach

Irish

Etymology

From gairm (“call”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gairmeach (genitive singular masculine gairmigh, genitive singular feminine gairmí, plural gairmeacha, comparative gairmí)

1. (grammar) vocative
2. Synonym of gairmiúil (“vocational; professional”)

Declension

Declension of gairmeach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	gairmeach	ghairmeach	gairmeacha; ghairmeacha²
Vocative	ghairmigh		gairmeacha
Genitive		gairmí	gairmeacha	gairmeach
Dative	gairmeach; ghairmeach¹	ghairmeach; ghairmigh (archaic)	gairmeacha; ghairmeacha²
Comparative	níos gairmí
Superlative	is gairmí

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

Noun

gairmeach m (genitive singular gairmigh, nominative plural gairmigh)

1. (grammar) vocative case

Declension

Declension of gairmeach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gairmeach gairmigh Vocative a ghairmigh a ghairmeacha Genitive gairmigh gairmeach Dative gairmeach gairmigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gairmeach na gairmigh Genitive an ghairmigh na ngairmeach Dative leis an ngairmeach don ghairmeach leis na gairmigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gairmeach	ghairmeach	ngairmeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From gairm (“cry, call”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gairmeach (genitive singular masculine gairmich, comparative gairmiche)

1. (grammar) vocative

Noun

gairmeach m (genitive singular gairmich)

1. (grammar, dated) vocative case

   Synonym: tuiseal gairmeach

2. (archaic) appellative
3. (archaic) calling
4. (archaic) invitation

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gairmeach	ghairmeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “gairmeach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN