greamaitheach

Irish

Etymology

From greamaigh (“attach, fix, fasten”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

greamaitheach (genitive singular masculine greamaithigh, genitive singular feminine greamaithí, plural greamaitheacha, comparative greamaithí)

1. sticky, adhesive

Declension

Declension of greamaitheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	greamaitheach	ghreamaitheach	greamaitheacha; ghreamaitheacha²
Vocative	ghreamaithigh		greamaitheacha
Genitive		greamaithí	greamaitheacha	greamaitheach
Dative	greamaitheach; ghreamaitheach¹	ghreamaitheach; ghreamaithigh (archaic)	greamaitheacha; ghreamaitheacha²
Comparative	níos greamaithí
Superlative	is greamaithí

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

• ábhar greamaitheach (“adhesive”)
• lipéad greamaitheach (“adhesive label”)
• téip ghreamaitheach (“adhesive tape”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
greamaitheach	ghreamaitheach	ngreamaitheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.