géibheannach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]géibheannach (genitive singular masculine géibheannaigh, genitive singular feminine géibheannaí, plural géibheannacha, comparative géibheannaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of géibheannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | géibheannach | ghéibheannach | géibheannacha; ghéibheannacha² | |
| Vocative | ghéibheannaigh | géibheannacha | ||
| Genitive | géibheannaí | géibheannacha | géibheannach | |
| Dative | géibheannach; ghéibheannach¹ |
ghéibheannach; ghéibheannaigh (archaic) |
géibheannacha; ghéibheannacha² | |
| Comparative | níos géibheannaí | |||
| Superlative | is géibheannaí | |||
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
[edit]- Mac Géibheannaigh (surname)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| géibheannach | ghéibheannach | ngéibheannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gébennach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “géiḃeannaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 358
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géibheannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN