alcaileach

Irish

Etymology

From alcaile (“alkali”, noun) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

alcaileach (genitive singular masculine alcailigh, genitive singular feminine alcailí, plural alcaileacha, comparative alcailí)

1. (chemistry) alkaline

Declension

Declension of alcaileach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	alcaileach	alcaileach	alcaileacha
Vocative	alcailigh		alcaileacha
Genitive		alcailí	alcaileacha	alcaileach
Dative	alcaileach	alcaileach; alcailigh (archaic)	alcaileacha
Comparative	níos alcailí
Superlative	is alcailí

Derived terms

• cadhnra alcaileach m, ceallra alcaileach m (“alkaline battery”)
• cré-alcaileach (“alkaline-earth”, adjective)
• fo-alcaileach (“subalkalic”, adjective)

 

Related terms

• alcaileacht f (“alkalinity”)
• alcailiméadracht f (“alkalimetry”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
alcaileach	n-alcaileach	halcaileach	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) “alcaileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “alcaileach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “alcaileach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.