roisíneach
See also: róisíneach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom roisín (“resin”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editroisíneach (genitive singular masculine roisínigh, genitive singular feminine roisíní, plural roisíneacha, comparative roisíní)
- resinous (thick and sticky; yielding resin)
Declension
editDeclension 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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “roisíneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “roisíneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024