gealtach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish geltach; synchronically gealt +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gealtach (genitive singular masculine gealtaigh, genitive singular feminine gealtaí, plural gealtacha, comparative gealtaí)

1. zany, lunatic

Declension

Declension of gealtach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	gealtach	ghealtach	gealtacha; ghealtacha²
Vocative	ghealtaigh		gealtacha
Genitive		gealtaí	gealtacha	gealtach
Dative	gealtach; ghealtach¹	ghealtach; ghealtaigh (archaic)	gealtacha; ghealtacha²
Comparative	níos gealtaí
Superlative	is gealtaí

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

Synonyms

• craiceáilte

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish geltach.

Adjective

gealtach

1. cowardly, chicken-hearted, timid, dastardly

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	gealtach	ghealtach	gealtach
Vocative	ghealtaich	ghealtaich	gealtach
Genitive	ghealtaich	gealtaich	gealtach
Dative	ghealtach	ghealtaich	gealtach

Comparative/superlative: gealtaiche

Related terms

• geilt

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gealtach	ghealtach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.