mothálach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
mothálach (genitive singular masculine mothálaigh, genitive singular feminine mothálaí, plural mothálacha, comparative mothálaí)
- sensitive, responsive
- Antonym: neamh-mhothálach
Declension edit
Declension of mothálach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Entries containing “mothálach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “mothálach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.