comhlach

Irish

Etymology

comhla (“valve”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

comhlach (genitive singular masculine comhlaigh, genitive singular feminine comhlaí, plural comhlacha)

1. (medicine, biology) valvular

Declension

Declension of comhlach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	comhlach	chomhlach	comhlacha; chomhlacha²
Vocative	chomhlaigh		comhlacha
Genitive		comhlaí	comhlacha	comhlach
Dative	comhlach; chomhlach¹	chomhlach; chomhlaigh (archaic)	comhlacha; chomhlacha²
Comparative	níos comhlaí
Superlative	is comhlaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.