matrarcach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑt̪ˠɾˠəɾˠkəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈmˠat̪ˠɾˠəɾˠkəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠat̪ˠɾˠəɾˠka(x)/
Adjective
[edit]matrarcach (genitive singular masculine matrarcaigh, genitive singular feminine matrarcaí, plural matrarcacha, comparative matrarcaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of matrarcach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | matrarcach | mhatrarcach | matrarcacha; mhatrarcacha² | |
Vocative | mhatrarcaigh | matrarcacha | ||
Genitive | matrarcaí | matrarcacha | matrarcach | |
Dative | matrarcach; mhatrarcach¹ |
mhatrarcach; mhatrarcaigh (archaic) |
matrarcacha; mhatrarcacha² | |
Comparative | níos matrarcaí | |||
Superlative | is matrarcaí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
matrarcach | mhatrarcach | not applicable |
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) “matrarcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “matrarcach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “matrarcach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024