guanach
See also: Guánach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]guanach (genitive singular masculine guanaigh, genitive singular feminine guanaí, plural guanacha, comparative guanaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of guanach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | guanach | ghuanach | guanacha; ghuanacha² | |
Vocative | ghuanaigh | guanacha | ||
Genitive | guanaí | guanacha | guanach | |
Dative | guanach; ghuanach¹ |
ghuanach; ghuanaigh (archaic) |
guanacha; ghuanacha² | |
Comparative | níos guanaí | |||
Superlative | is guanaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]- guanacht f (“fancifulness, silliness”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
guanach | ghuanach | nguanach |
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) “guanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN