micreathonnach

Irish

Etymology

From micreathonn (“microwave”, noun) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

micreathonnach (genitive singular masculine micreathonnaigh, genitive singular feminine micreathonnaí, plural micreathonnacha, not comparable)

1. microwave (attributive)

Declension

Declension of micreathonnach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	micreathonnach	mhicreathonnach	micreathonnacha; mhicreathonnacha²
Vocative	mhicreathonnaigh		micreathonnacha
Genitive		micreathonnaí	micreathonnacha	micreathonnach
Dative	micreathonnach; mhicreathonnach¹	mhicreathonnach; mhicreathonnaigh (archaic)	micreathonnacha; mhicreathonnacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• oigheann micreathonnach (“microwave oven”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
micreathonnach	mhicreathonnach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “micreathonnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024