carbónach
Irish
Etymology
From carbón (“carbon”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
carbónach (genitive singular masculine carbónaigh, genitive singular feminine carbónaí, plural carbónacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of carbónach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | carbónach | charbónach | carbónacha; charbónacha² | |
Vocative | charbónaigh | carbónacha | ||
Genitive | carbónaí | carbónacha | carbónach | |
Dative | carbónach; charbónach¹ |
charbónach; charbónaigh (archaic) |
carbónacha; charbónacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
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
- aigéad carbónach m (“carbonic acid”)
- searbhghás carbónach m (“carbonic acid gas”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
carbónach | charbónach | gcarbónach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “carbónach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “carbónach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “carbónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024