greannaitheach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From greannaigh + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]greannaitheach (genitive singular masculine greannaithigh, genitive singular feminine greannaithí, plural greannaitheacha, comparative greannaithí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of greannaitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | greannaitheach | ghreannaitheach | greannaitheacha; ghreannaitheacha² | |
| Vocative | ghreannaithigh | greannaitheacha | ||
| Genitive | greannaithí | greannaitheacha | greannaitheach | |
| Dative | greannaitheach; ghreannaitheach¹ |
ghreannaitheach; ghreannaithigh (archaic) |
greannaitheacha; ghreannaitheacha² | |
| Comparative | níos greannaithí | |||
| Superlative | is greannaithí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| greannaitheach | ghreannaitheach | ngreannaitheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||