másach
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
másach (genitive singular masculine másaigh, genitive singular feminine másaí, plural másacha, comparative másaí)
Declension
Declension of másach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | másach | mhásach | másacha; mhásacha² | |
Vocative | mhásaigh | másacha | ||
Genitive | másaí | másacha | másach | |
Dative | másach; mhásach¹ |
mhásach; mhásaigh (archaic) |
másacha; mhásacha² | |
Comparative | níos másaí | |||
Superlative | is másaí |
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
- lacha mhásach (“pochard”)
Noun
másach m (genitive singular másaigh, nominative plural másaigh)
- person with big buttocks or thighs
- animal with big thighs
Declension
Declension of másach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
másach | mhásach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “másach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “másach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “másach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024