scannánach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From scannán (“membrane, film”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
scannánach (genitive singular masculine scannánaigh, genitive singular feminine scannánaí, plural scannánacha, comparative scannánaí)
- membranous, filmy
- Synonym: sreabhnach
Declension edit
Declension of scannánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | scannánach | scannánach | scannánacha | |
| Vocative | scannánaigh | scannánacha | ||
| Genitive | scannánaí | scannánacha | scannánach | |
| Dative | scannánach | scannánach; scannánaigh (archaic) |
scannánacha | |
| Comparative | níos scannánaí | |||
| Superlative | is scannánaí | |||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scannánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “scannánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “scannánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.