méarógach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From méaróg (“pebble”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]méarógach (genitive singular masculine méarógaigh, genitive singular feminine méarógaí, plural méarógacha, comparative méarógaí)
- pebbly
- Synonyms: cloichíneach, mionchlochach, púrógach
Declension
[edit]Declension of méarógach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | méarógach | mhéarógach | méarógacha; mhéarógacha² | |
| Vocative | mhéarógaigh | méarógacha | ||
| Genitive | méarógaí | méarógacha | méarógach | |
| Dative | méarógach; mhéarógach¹ |
mhéarógach; mhéarógaigh (archaic) |
méarógacha; mhéarógacha² | |
| Comparative | níos méarógaí | |||
| Superlative | is méarógaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| méarógach | mhéarógach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “méarógach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “méarógach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “méarógach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024