gearrlámhach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gearr- (“short”) + lámh (“hand, arm”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]gearrlámhach (genitive singular masculine gearrlámhaigh, genitive singular feminine gearrlámhaí, plural gearrlámhacha, comparative gearrlámhaí)
- short-armed
- Synonym: gearrghéagach
- short-handed
Declension
[edit]Declension of gearrlámhach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gearrlámhach | ghearrlámhach | gearrlámhacha; ghearrlámhacha² | |
| Vocative | ghearrlámhaigh | gearrlámhacha | ||
| Genitive | gearrlámhaí | gearrlámhacha | gearrlámhach | |
| Dative | gearrlámhach; ghearrlámhach¹ |
ghearrlámhach; ghearrlámhaigh (archaic) |
gearrlámhacha; ghearrlámhacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gearrlámhaí | |||
| Superlative | is gearrlámhaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gearrlámhach | ghearrlámhach | ngearrlámhach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gearrlámhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gearrlámhach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm