plaisteach
Irish
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editAdjective
editplaisteach (genitive singular masculine plaistigh, genitive singular feminine plaistí, plural plaisteacha, comparative plaistí)
Declension
editDeclension of plaisteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | plaisteach | phlaisteach | plaisteacha; phlaisteacha² | |
Vocative | phlaistigh | plaisteacha | ||
Genitive | plaistí | plaisteacha | plaisteach | |
Dative | plaisteach; phlaisteach¹ |
phlaisteach; phlaistigh (archaic) |
plaisteacha; phlaisteacha² | |
Comparative | níos plaistí | |||
Superlative | is plaistí |
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
edit- mála plaisteach (“plastic bag”)
Noun
editplaisteach m (genitive singular plaistigh, nominative plural plaistigh)
Declension
editDeclension of plaisteach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
plaisteach | phlaisteach | bplaisteach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “plaisteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “plaisteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “plaisteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024