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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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