ciorclach

Irish

Etymology

From ciorcal (“circle”) +‎ -ach. Compare Scottish Gaelic cearclach.

Adjective

ciorclach (genitive singular masculine ciorclaigh, genitive singular feminine ciorclaí, plural ciorclacha, comparative ciorclaí)

1. circular
2. (geometry) cyclic

Declension

Declension of ciorclach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ciorclach	chiorclach	ciorclacha; chiorclacha²
Vocative	chiorclaigh		ciorclacha
Genitive		ciorclaí	ciorclacha	ciorclach
Dative	ciorclach; chiorclach¹	chiorclach; chiorclaigh (archaic)	ciorclacha; chiorclacha²
Comparative	níos ciorclaí
Superlative	is ciorclaí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciorclach	chiorclach	gciorclach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.