platónach
See also: Platónach
Irish
Etymology
From Platónach (“Platonic”) (relating to Plato and his successors), from Platón (“Plato”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
platónach (genitive singular masculine platónaigh, genitive singular feminine platónaí, plural platónacha, comparative platónaí)
- platonic (neither sexual nor romantic in nature)
Declension
Declension of platónach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | platónach | phlatónach | platónacha; phlatónacha² | |
| Vocative | phlatónaigh | platónacha | ||
| Genitive | platónaí | platónacha | platónach | |
| Dative | platónach; phlatónach¹ |
phlatónach; phlatónaigh (archaic) |
platónacha; phlatónacha² | |
| Comparative | níos platónaí | |||
| Superlative | is platónaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| platónach | phlatónach | bplatónach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “platónach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “platónach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024