iairiglif

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱερόγλυφος (hierógluphos, “carver of hieroglyphs”).

Noun

iairiglif f (genitive singular iairiglife, nominative plural iairiglifí)

1. hieroglyph

Declension

Declension of iairiglif

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative iairiglif iairiglifí Vocative a iairiglif a iairiglifí Genitive iairiglife iairiglifí Dative iairiglif iairiglifí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an iairiglif na hiairiglifí Genitive na hiairiglife na n-iairiglifí Dative leis an iairiglif don iairiglif leis na hiairiglifí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iairiglif	n-iairiglif	hiairiglif	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iairiglif”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN