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heirméiteach
heirméiteach
Irish
Adjective
heirméiteach (genitive singular masculine heirméitigh, genitive singular feminine heirméití, plural heirméiteacha, comparative heirméití)
Declension
Declension of heirméiteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | heirméiteach | heirméiteach¹ | heirméiteacha³ | |
| Vocative | heirméitigh¹ | heirméiteach¹ | heirméiteacha | |
| Genitive | heirméitigh¹ | heirméití (obsolete) heirméitighe |
heirméiteacha | heirméiteach |
| Dative | heirméiteach² | heirméiteach¹ (archaic) heirméitigh¹ |
heirméiteacha³ | |
| Comparative | heirméití (obsolete) heirméitighe |
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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
Derived terms
- heirméiteachas m (“hermetism”)
Related terms
- Heirméas m (“Hermes”)
References
- "heirméiteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.