míchruthach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mí- (negative prefix) + cruth (“shape”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
míchruthach (genitive singular masculine míchruthaigh, genitive singular feminine míchruthaí, plural míchruthacha, comparative míchruthaí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of míchruthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | míchruthach | mhíchruthach | míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha² | |
| Vocative | mhíchruthaigh | míchruthacha | ||
| Genitive | míchruthaí | míchruthacha | míchruthach | |
| Dative | míchruthach; mhíchruthach¹ |
mhíchruthach; mhíchruthaigh (archaic) |
míchruthacha; mhíchruthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos míchruthaí | |||
| Superlative | is míchruthaí | |||
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 |
| míchruthach | mhíchruthach | 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) “míchruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN