giobach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gibach (“ragged, tattered”).
Adjective
giobach (genitive singular masculine giobaigh, genitive singular feminine giobaí, plural giobacha, comparative giobaí)
Declension
Declension of giobach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | giobach | ghiobach | giobacha; ghiobacha² | |
| Vocative | ghiobaigh | giobacha | ||
| Genitive | giobaí | giobacha | giobach | |
| Dative | giobach; ghiobach¹ |
ghiobach; ghiobaigh (archaic) |
giobacha; ghiobacha² | |
| Comparative | níos giobaí | |||
| Superlative | is giobaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giobach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gibach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gibach (“ragged, tattered”).
Adjective
giobach
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “giobach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gibach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language