plaisteach

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpˠlˠaʃtʲəx/

Adjective

plaisteach (genitive singular masculine plaistigh, genitive singular feminine plaistí, plural plaisteacha, comparative plaistí)

1. plastic

Declension

Declension of plaisteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	plaisteach	phlaisteach	plaisteacha; phlaisteacha²
Vocative	phlaistigh		plaisteacha
Genitive		plaistí	plaisteacha	plaisteach
Dative	plaisteach; phlaisteach¹	phlaisteach; phlaistigh (archaic)	plaisteacha; phlaisteacha²
Comparative	níos plaistí
Superlative	is plaistí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• mála plaisteach (“plastic bag”)

Noun

plaisteach m (genitive singular plaistigh, nominative plural plaistigh)

1. plastic

Declension

Declension of plaisteach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative plaisteach plaistigh Vocative a phlaistigh a phlaisteacha Genitive plaistigh plaisteach Dative plaisteach plaistigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an plaisteach na plaistigh Genitive an phlaistigh na bplaisteach Dative leis an bplaisteach don phlaisteach leis na plaistigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
plaisteach	phlaisteach	bplaisteach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “plaisteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “plaisteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “plaisteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024