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gearrlámhach
gearrlámhach
Irish
Adjective
gearrlámhach (genitive singular masculine gearrlámhaigh, genitive singular feminine gearrlámhaí, plural gearrlámhacha, comparative gearrlámhaí)
Declension
Declension of gearrlámhach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gearrlámhach | gearrlámhach¹ | gearrlámhacha³ | |
| Vocative | gearrlámhaigh¹ | gearrlámhach¹ | gearrlámhacha | |
| Genitive | gearrlámhaigh¹ | gearrlámhaí (obsolete) gearrlámhaighe |
gearrlámhacha | gearrlámhach |
| Dative | gearrlámhach² | gearrlámhach¹ (archaic) gearrlámhaigh¹ |
gearrlámhacha³ | |
| Comparative | gearrlámhaí (obsolete) gearrlámhaighe |
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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
- (short-armed): gearrghéagach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gearrlámhach | ghearrlámhach | ngearrlámhach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "gearrlámhach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.