Polannach
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See also: polannach
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From An Pholainn (“Poland”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
Polannach (genitive singular masculine Polannaigh, genitive singular feminine Polannaí, plural Polannacha, not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Polannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Polannach | Pholannach | Polannacha; Pholannacha² | |
Vocative | Pholannaigh | Polannacha | ||
Genitive | Polannaí | Polannacha | Polannach | |
Dative | Polannach; Pholannach¹ |
Pholannach; Pholannaigh (archaic) |
Polannacha; Pholannacha² | |
Comparative | níos Polannaí | |||
Superlative | is Polannaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms[edit]
- Polainnis (“the Polish language”)
Noun[edit]
Polannach m (genitive singular Polannaigh, nominative plural Polannaigh)
- Pole (Polish person)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Polannach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Polannach | Pholannach | bPolannach |
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) “Polannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Polannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Polannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024