grádach
Irish
Etymology
From grád (“grade”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
grádach (genitive singular masculine grádaigh, genitive singular feminine grádaí, plural grádacha, comparative grádaí)
Declension
Declension of grádach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | grádach | ghrádach | grádacha; ghrádacha² | |
| Vocative | ghrádaigh | grádacha | ||
| Genitive | grádaí | grádacha | grádach | |
| Dative | grádach; ghrádach¹ |
ghrádach; ghrádaigh (archaic) |
grádacha; ghrádacha² | |
| Comparative | níos grádaí | |||
| Superlative | is grádaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- roithleán grádach (“step-cone”)
- ulóg ghrádach (“step pulley”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| grádach | ghrádach | ngrádach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “grádach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “grádach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN