paróitideach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From paróitid (“parotid (gland)”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]paróitideach (genitive singular masculine paróitidigh, genitive singular feminine paróitidí, plural paróitideacha, comparative paróitidí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of paróitideach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | paróitideach | pharóitideach | paróitideacha; pharóitideacha² | |
| Vocative | pharóitidigh | paróitideacha | ||
| Genitive | paróitidí | paróitideacha | paróitideach | |
| Dative | paróitideach; pharóitideach¹ |
pharóitideach; pharóitidigh (archaic) |
paróitideacha; pharóitideacha² | |
| Comparative | níos paróitidí | |||
| Superlative | is paróitidí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- faireog pharóitideach (“parotid gland”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| paróitideach | pharóitideach | bparóitideach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “paróitideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “paróitideach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm