ailseach

Irish

Etymology 1

From ailse (“cancer”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, not comparable)

1. (oncology) cancerous

Declension

Declension of ailseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ailseach	ailseach	ailseacha
Vocative	ailsigh		ailseacha
Genitive		ailsí	ailseacha	ailseach
Dative	ailseach	ailseach; ailsigh (archaic)	ailseacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• réamhailseach (“precancerous”, adjective)

Etymology 2

From allas (“sweat”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, comparative ailsí)

1. Alternative form of allasúil (“sweaty”)

Declension

Declension of ailseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ailseach	ailseach	ailseacha
Vocative	ailsigh		ailseacha
Genitive		ailsí	ailseacha	ailseach
Dative	ailseach	ailseach; ailsigh (archaic)	ailseacha
Comparative	níos ailsí
Superlative	is ailsí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailseach	n-ailseach	hailseach	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) “ailseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN