próstatach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]próstatach (genitive singular masculine próstataigh, genitive singular feminine próstataí, plural próstatacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of próstatach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | próstatach | phróstatach | próstatacha; phróstatacha² | |
Vocative | phróstataigh | próstatacha | ||
Genitive | próstataí | próstatacha | próstatach | |
Dative | próstatach; phróstatach¹ |
phróstatach; phróstataigh (archaic) |
próstatacha; phróstatacha² | |
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.
Noun
[edit]próstatach m (genitive singular próstataigh, nominative plural próstataigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of próstatach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- ailse phróstataigh f (“prostate cancer”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
próstatach | phróstatach | bpróstatach |
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) “próstatach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “próstatach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “próstatach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024