mothálach
Irish
editEtymology
editAdjective
editmothálach (genitive singular masculine mothálaigh, genitive singular feminine mothálaí, plural mothálacha, comparative mothálaí)
- sensitive, responsive
- Antonym: neamh-mhothálach
Declension
editDeclension of mothálach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | mothálach | mhothálach | mothálacha; mhothálacha² | |
Vocative | mhothálaigh | mothálacha | ||
Genitive | mothálaí | mothálacha | mothálach | |
Dative | mothálach; mhothálach¹ |
mhothálach; mhothálaigh (archaic) |
mothálacha; mhothálacha² | |
Comparative | níos mothálaí | |||
Superlative | is mothálaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mothálach | mhothálach | 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) “mothálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “mothálach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “mothálach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024