gineach
See also: -gineach
Irish
editEtymology
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Adjective
editgineach (genitive singular masculine ginigh, genitive singular feminine giní, plural gineacha, not comparable)
- (genetics) genetic
- Synonym: géiniteach
Declension
editDeclension of gineach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gineach | ghineach | gineacha; ghineacha² | |
| Vocative | ghinigh | gineacha | ||
| Genitive | giní | gineacha | gineach | |
| Dative | gineach; ghineach¹ |
ghineach; ghinigh (archaic) |
gineacha; ghineacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
editMutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gineach | ghineach | ngineach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||