ginideach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish genitiu + -ach.[1] Apparently a modern formation as the only word for “genitive” attested before the 20th century was giniúnach (older spelling geineamhnach).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ginideach (genitive singular masculine ginidigh, genitive singular feminine ginidí, plural ginideacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ginideach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ginideach | ghinideach | ginideacha; ghinideacha² | |
Vocative | ghinidigh | ginideacha | ||
Genitive | ginidí | ginideacha | ginideach | |
Dative | ginideach; ghinideach¹ |
ghinideach; ghinidigh (archaic) |
ginideacha; ghinideacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ginideach | ghinideach | nginideach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “genitiu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ “ginideach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ginideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish genitiu + -ach.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ginideach
Declension
[edit]Declension of ginideach (type I adjective)
Masculine | Feminine | Plural | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | ginideach | ghinideach | ginideach |
Genitive | ghinidich | ginidiche, ginidich | ginideach |
Dative | ginideach | ghinidich | ginideach |
Vocative | ghinidich | ghinideach | ginideach |
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
ginideach | ghinideach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “genitiu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish uncomparable adjectives
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
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- Scottish Gaelic adjectives suffixed with -ach
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives