polamorfach

Irish

Etymology

From pola- (“poly-”) +‎ -morfach (“-morphic”).

Adjective

polamorfach (genitive singular masculine polamorfaigh, genitive singular feminine polamorfaí, plural polamorfacha)

1. (biology, biochemistry, computer science) polymorphic

Declension

Declension of polamorfach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	polamorfach	pholamorfach	polamorfacha; pholamorfacha²
Vocative	pholamorfaigh		polamorfacha
Genitive		polamorfaí	polamorfacha	polamorfach
Dative	polamorfach; pholamorfach¹	pholamorfach; pholamorfaigh (archaic)	polamorfacha; pholamorfacha²
Comparative	níos polamorfaí
Superlative	is polamorfaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• ilchruthach

Related terms

• polamorf m (“polymorph”)
• polamorfacht f (“polymorphism”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
polamorfach	pholamorfach	bpolamorfach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “polamorfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN