algach

Irish

Etymology

From alga (“alga”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

algach (genitive singular masculine algaigh, genitive singular feminine algaí, plural algacha, not comparable)

1. algal

Declension

Declension of algach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	algach	algach	algacha
Vocative	algaigh		algacha
Genitive		algaí	algacha	algach
Dative	algach	algach; algaigh (archaic)	algacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
algach	n-algach	halgach	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) “algach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “algal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024