cúlghabhálach
Irish
Etymology
cúl (“back”) + gabhálach (“receptive”)
Adjective
cúlghabhálach
Declension
Declension of cúlghabhálach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cúlghabhálach | chúlghabhálach | cúlghabhálacha; chúlghabhálacha² | |
| Vocative | chúlghabhálaigh | cúlghabhálacha | ||
| Genitive | cúlghabhálaí | cúlghabhálacha | cúlghabhálach | |
| Dative | cúlghabhálach; chúlghabhálach¹ |
chúlghabhálach; chúlghabhálaigh (archaic) |
cúlghabhálacha; chúlghabhálacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cúlghabhálaí | |||
| Superlative | is cúlghabhálaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (law enforcement): iarghabhálach
Related terms
- cúlghabhálacht (“retroactivity”)