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Definition 2024
geireach
geireach
Irish
Adjective
geireach (genitive singular masculine geirigh, genitive singular feminine geirí, plural geireacha, comparative geirí)
Declension
Declension of geireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | geireach | geireach¹ | geireacha³ | |
| Vocative | geirigh¹ | geireach¹ | geireacha | |
| Genitive | geirigh¹ | geirí (obsolete) geirighe |
geireacha | geireach |
| Dative | geireach² | geireach¹ (archaic) geirigh¹ |
geireacha³ | |
| Comparative | geirí (obsolete) geirighe |
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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
- faireog gheireach (“sebaceous gland”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| geireach | gheireach | ngeireach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||