roisíneach
See also: róisíneach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From roisín (“resin”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
roisíneach (genitive singular masculine roisínigh, genitive singular feminine roisíní, plural roisíneacha, comparative roisíní)
- resinous (thick and sticky; yielding resin)
Declension edit
Declension of roisíneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | roisíneach | roisíneach | roisíneacha | |
Vocative | roisínigh | roisíneacha | ||
Genitive | roisíní | roisíneacha | roisíneach | |
Dative | roisíneach | roisíneach; roisínigh (archaic) |
roisíneacha | |
Comparative | níos roisíní | |||
Superlative | is roisíní |
Derived terms edit
- canáil roisíneach (“resin canal”)
- giúis roisíneach (“pitch-pine”)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “roisíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “roisíneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “roisíneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.