ilchruthach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From il- (“multiple, poly-, multi-”) + cruth (“shape”) + -ach (adjectival suffix) (or -chruthach (“-shaped”)).
Adjective[edit]
ilchruthach (genitive singular masculine ilchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine ilchruthaí, plural ilchruthacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ilchruthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ilchruthach | ilchruthach | ilchruthacha | |
| Vocative | ilchruthaigh | ilchruthacha | ||
| Genitive | ilchruthaí | ilchruthacha | ilchruthach | |
| Dative | ilchruthach | ilchruthach; ilchruthaigh (archaic) |
ilchruthacha | |
| Comparative | níos ilchruthaí | |||
| Superlative | is ilchruthaí | |||
Related terms[edit]
- ilchruthacht f (“polymorphism”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ilchruthach | n-ilchruthach | hilchruthach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ilchruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN