ilghnéitheach

Irish

Etymology

From il- (“multi-”) +‎ gné (“kind; form; aspect”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

ilghnéitheach (genitive singular masculine ilghnéithigh, genitive singular feminine ilghnéithí, plural ilghnéitheacha, not comparable)

1. miscellaneous
2. multifaceted
3. heterogeneous, various, varied, multifarious, diverse

Declension

Declension of ilghnéitheach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ilghnéitheach	ilghnéitheach	ilghnéitheacha
Vocative	ilghnéithigh		ilghnéitheacha
Genitive		ilghnéithí	ilghnéitheacha	ilghnéitheach
Dative	ilghnéitheach	ilghnéitheach; ilghnéithigh (archaic)	ilghnéitheacha
Comparative	níos ilghnéithí
Superlative	is ilghnéithí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ilghnéitheach	n-ilghnéitheach	hilghnéitheach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ilghnéitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ilghnéitheach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ilghnéitheach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.