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manaoiseach
manaoiseach
See also: meánaoiseach
Irish
Adjective
manaoiseach (genitive singular masculine manaoisigh, genitive singular feminine manaoisí, plural manaoiseacha, comparative manaoisí)
Declension
Declension of manaoiseach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | manaoiseach | manaoiseach¹ | manaoiseacha³ | |
| Vocative | manaoisigh¹ | manaoiseach¹ | manaoiseacha | |
| Genitive | manaoisigh¹ | manaoisí (obsolete) manaoisighe |
manaoiseacha | manaoiseach |
| Dative | manaoiseach² | manaoiseach¹ (archaic) manaoisigh¹ |
manaoiseacha³ | |
| Comparative | manaoisí (obsolete) manaoisighe |
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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.
Related terms
- manaoiseoir m (“shilly-shallier”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| manaoiseach | mhanaoiseach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "manaoiseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.