micreathonnach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From micreathonn (“microwave”, noun) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]micreathonnach (genitive singular masculine micreathonnaigh, genitive singular feminine micreathonnaí, plural micreathonnacha, not comparable)
- microwave (attributive)
Declension
[edit]Declension of micreathonnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | micreathonnach | mhicreathonnach | micreathonnacha; mhicreathonnacha² | |
| Vocative | mhicreathonnaigh | micreathonnacha | ||
| Genitive | micreathonnaí | micreathonnacha | micreathonnach | |
| Dative | micreathonnach; mhicreathonnach¹ |
mhicreathonnach; mhicreathonnaigh (archaic) |
micreathonnacha; mhicreathonnacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
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]- oigheann micreathonnach (“microwave oven”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| micreathonnach | mhicreathonnach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- “micreathonnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024