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scéalach
scéalach
Irish
Adjective
scéalach (genitive singular masculine scéalaigh, genitive singular feminine scéalaí, plural scéalacha, comparative scéalaí)
Declension
Declension of scéalach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | scéalach | scéalach¹ | scéalacha³ | |
| Vocative | scéalaigh¹ | scéalach¹ | scéalacha | |
| Genitive | scéalaigh¹ | scéalaí (obsolete) scéalaighe |
scéalacha | scéalach |
| Dative | scéalach² | scéalach¹ (archaic) scéalaigh¹ |
scéalacha³ | |
| Comparative | scéalaí (obsolete) scéalaighe |
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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
- scéalaíocht (“story-telling; talebearing; gossip”)