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gabhálach
gabhálach
See also: gabhalach
Irish
Adjective
gabhálach
Declension
Declension of gabhálach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gabhálach | gabhálach¹ | gabhálacha³ | |
| Vocative | gabhálaigh¹ | gabhálach¹ | gabhálacha | |
| Genitive | gabhálaigh¹ | gabhálaí (obsolete) gabhálaighe |
gabhálacha | gabhálach |
| Dative | gabhálach² | gabhálach¹ (archaic) gabhálaigh¹ |
gabhálacha³ | |
| Comparative | gabhálaí (obsolete) gabhálaighe |
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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.
Derived terms
- cúlghabhálach (“retroactive; retrospective”)
- gabhálacht (“receptiveness, receptivity; contagiousness; graspingness, avarice”)
- iarghabhálach (“retrospective”)
Synonyms
- (avaricious): maoinchíocrach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gabhálach | ghabhálach | ngabhálach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||