ilchineálach
Irish
Etymology
From il- (“multiple, poly-, multi-; miscellaneous; sundry; composite”) + cineál + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ilchineálach (genitive singular masculine ilchineálaigh, genitive singular feminine ilchineálaí, plural ilchineálacha, comparative ilchineálaí)
Declension
Declension of ilchineálach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ilchineálach | ilchineálach | ilchineálacha | |
Vocative | ilchineálaigh | ilchineálacha | ||
Genitive | ilchineálaí | ilchineálacha | ilchineálach | |
Dative | ilchineálach | ilchineálach; ilchineálaigh (archaic) |
ilchineálacha | |
Comparative | níos ilchineálaí | |||
Superlative | is ilchineálaí |
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ilchineálach | n-ilchineálach | hilchineálach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ilchineálach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN