gréisceach

Irish

Etymology

From gréisc +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲeːʃcəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲeːʃca(x)/

Adjective

gréisceach (genitive singular masculine gréiscigh, genitive singular feminine gréiscí, plural gréisceacha, comparative gréiscí)

1. greasy

   Synonym: bealaithe

Declension

Declension of gréisceach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	gréisceach	ghréisceach	gréisceacha; ghréisceacha²
Vocative	ghréiscigh		gréisceacha
Genitive		gréiscí	gréisceacha	gréisceach
Dative	gréisceach; ghréisceach¹	ghréisceach; ghréiscigh (archaic)	gréisceacha; ghréisceacha²
Comparative	níos gréiscí
Superlative	is gréiscí

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

• gréisceacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gréisceach	ghréisceach	ngréisceach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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