luaineach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAdjective
editluaineach (genitive singular masculine luainigh, genitive singular feminine luainí, plural luaineacha, comparative luainí)
Declension
editDeclension of luaineach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | luaineach | luaineach | luaineacha | |
Vocative | luainigh | luaineacha | ||
Genitive | luainí | luaineacha | luaineach | |
Dative | luaineach | luaineach; luainigh (archaic) |
luaineacha | |
Comparative | níos luainí | |||
Superlative | is luainí |
Derived terms
edit- luaineachán (“swimming-crab”)
Related terms
edit- luaineacht (“mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility”)
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “changeable”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “inconstant”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “volatile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024