glóthach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
glóthach (genitive singular masculine glóthaigh, genitive singular feminine glóthaí, plural glóthacha, comparative glóthaí)
Declension edit
Declension of glóthach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | glóthach | ghlóthach | glóthacha; ghlóthacha² | |
Vocative | ghlóthaigh | glóthacha | ||
Genitive | glóthaí | glóthacha | glóthach | |
Dative | glóthach; ghlóthach¹ |
ghlóthach; ghlóthaigh (archaic) |
glóthacha; ghlóthacha² | |
Comparative | níos glóthaí | |||
Superlative | is glóthaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun edit
glóthach f (genitive singular glóthaí, nominative plural glóthacha)
- jelly
- (chemistry) gel
- (veterinary medicine) animal slime
Declension edit
Declension of glóthach
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- glóthach fhroig (“frog-spawn”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
glóthach | ghlóthach | nglóthach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “glóthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “glóthach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “glóthach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.