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abhcach
abhcach
Irish
Alternative forms
- abhacach
Adjective
abhcach (genitive singular masculine abhcaigh, genitive singular feminine abhcaí, plural abhcacha)
Declension
Declension of abhcach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | abhcach | abhcach¹ | abhcacha³ | |
| Vocative | abhcaigh¹ | abhcach¹ | abhcacha | |
| Genitive | abhcaigh¹ | abhcaí (obsolete) abhcaighe |
abhcacha | abhcach |
| Dative | abhcach² | abhcach¹ (archaic) abhcaigh¹ |
abhcacha³ | |
| Comparative | abhcaí (obsolete) abhcaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| abhcach | n-abhcach | habhcach | t-abhcach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “aḃacaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "abhcach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.