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gearbach
gearbach
Irish
Adjective
gearbach (genitive singular masculine gearbaigh, genitive singular feminine gearbaí, plural gearbacha, comparative gearbaí)
Declension
Declension of gearbach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gearbach | gearbach¹ | gearbacha³ | |
| Vocative | gearbaigh¹ | gearbach¹ | gearbacha | |
| Genitive | gearbaigh¹ | gearbaí (obsolete) gearbaighe |
gearbacha | gearbach |
| Dative | gearbach² | gearbach¹ (archaic) gearbaigh¹ |
gearbacha³ | |
| Comparative | gearbaí (obsolete) gearbaighe |
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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.
Noun
gearbach m (genitive singular gearbaigh)
- (horticulture) scab
Declension
Declension of gearbach
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gearbach | ghearbach | ngearbach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "gearbach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gerbach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.