Iávach

Irish

Etymology

From Iáva (“Java”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Iávach (genitive singular masculine Iávaigh, genitive singular feminine Iávaí, plural Iávacha, not comparable)

1. Javan, Javanese

Declension

Declension of Iávach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Iávach	Iávach	Iávacha; Iávacha²
Vocative	Iávaigh		Iávacha
Genitive		Iávaí	Iávacha	Iávach
Dative	Iávach; Iávach¹	Iávach; Iávaigh (archaic)	Iávacha; Iávacha²
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

Iávach m (genitive singular Iávaigh, nominative plural Iávaigh)

1. Javan, Javanese

Declension

Declension of Iiúdach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Iiúdach Iávaigh Vocative a Iávaigh a Iiúdacha Genitive Iávaigh Iiúdach Dative Iiúdach Iávaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tIiúdach na hIávaigh Genitive an Iávaigh na nIiúdach Dative leis an Iiúdach don Iiúdach leis na hIávaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Iávach	nIávach	hIávach	tIávach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Iávach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Iávach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.