plánach
Irish
Etymology
From plána (“flat surface, plane”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
plánach (genitive singular masculine plánaigh, genitive singular feminine plánaí, plural plánacha, comparative plánaí)
Declension
Declension of plánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | plánach | phlánach | plánacha; phlánacha² | |
Vocative | phlánaigh | plánacha | ||
Genitive | plánaí | plánacha | plánach | |
Dative | plánach; phlánach¹ |
phlánach; phlánaigh (archaic) |
plánacha; phlánacha² | |
Comparative | níos plánaí | |||
Superlative | is plánaí |
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
- péist phlánach (“flatworm”)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “plánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN