ilghnéitheach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From il- (“multi-”) + gné (“kind; form; aspect”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
ilghnéitheach (genitive singular masculine ilghnéithigh, genitive singular feminine ilghnéithí, plural ilghnéitheacha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of ilghnéitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ilghnéitheach | ilghnéitheach | ilghnéitheacha | |
| Vocative | ilghnéithigh | ilghnéitheacha | ||
| Genitive | ilghnéithí | ilghnéitheacha | ilghnéitheach | |
| Dative | ilghnéitheach | ilghnéitheach; ilghnéithigh (archaic) |
ilghnéitheacha | |
| Comparative | níos ilghnéithí | |||
| Superlative | is ilghnéithí | |||
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ilghnéitheach | n-ilghnéitheach | hilghnéitheach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ilghnéitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ilghnéitheach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ilghnéitheach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.