Greagórach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Gréagóir (“Gregory”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]Greagórach (genitive singular masculine Greagóraigh, genitive singular feminine Greagóraí, plural Greagóracha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Greagórach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Greagórach | Ghreagórach | Greagóracha; Ghreagóracha² | |
Vocative | Ghreagóraigh | Greagóracha | ||
Genitive | Greagóraí | Greagóracha | Greagórach | |
Dative | Greagórach; Ghreagórach¹ |
Ghreagórach; Ghreagóraigh (archaic) |
Greagóracha; Ghreagóracha² | |
Comparative | níos Greagóraí | |||
Superlative | is Greagóraí |
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
[edit]- cantaireacht Ghréagórach f (“Gregorian chant”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Greagórach | Ghreagórach | nGreagórach |
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) “Greagórach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Greagórach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm