urtheilgeach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From ur- (“over”) + teilg (“throw”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
urtheilgeach (genitive singular masculine urtheilgigh, genitive singular feminine urtheilgí, plural urtheilgeacha, comparative urtheilgí)
- hyperbolic
- Synonym: áibhéalach
Declension edit
Declension of urtheilgeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | urtheilgeach | urtheilgeach | urtheilgeacha | |
| Vocative | urtheilgigh | urtheilgeacha | ||
| Genitive | urtheilgí | urtheilgeacha | urtheilgeach | |
| Dative | urtheilgeach | urtheilgeach; urtheilgigh (archaic) |
urtheilgeacha | |
| Comparative | níos urtheilgí | |||
| Superlative | is urtheilgí | |||
Related terms edit
- urtheilgean (“hyperbole”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| urtheilgeach | n-urtheilgeach | hurtheilgeach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “urtheilgeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “urtheilgeach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.