lagshúileach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish lac-ṡúilech (“dim-eyed”). By surface analysis, lag (“weak”) + súileach (“-eyed”).
Adjective
editlagshúileach (genitive singular masculine lagshúiligh, genitive singular feminine lagshúilí, plural lagshúileacha, comparative lagshúilí)
Declension
editDeclension of lagshúileach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | lagshúileach | lagshúileach | lagshúileacha; lagshúileacha² | |
Vocative | lagshúiligh | lagshúileacha | ||
Genitive | lagshúilí | lagshúileacha | lagshúileach | |
Dative | lagshúileach; lagshúileach¹ |
lagshúileach; lagshúiligh (archaic) |
lagshúileacha; lagshúileacha² | |
Comparative | níos lagshúilí | |||
Superlative | is lagshúilí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lagshúileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN