méarógach

Irish

Etymology

From méaróg (“pebble”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

méarógach (genitive singular masculine méarógaigh, genitive singular feminine méarógaí, plural méarógacha, comparative méarógaí)

1. pebbly

   Synonyms: cloichíneach, mionchlochach, púrógach

Declension

Declension of méarógach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	méarógach	mhéarógach	méarógacha; mhéarógacha²
Vocative	mhéarógaigh		méarógacha
Genitive		méarógaí	méarógacha	méarógach
Dative	méarógach; mhéarógach¹	mhéarógach; mhéarógaigh (archaic)	méarógacha; mhéarógacha²
Comparative	níos méarógaí
Superlative	is méarógaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
méarógach	mhéarógach	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) “méarógach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “méarógach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “méarógach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024