polamorfach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pola- (“poly-”) + -morfach (“-morphic”).
Adjective
[edit]polamorfach (genitive singular masculine polamorfaigh, genitive singular feminine polamorfaí, plural polamorfacha)
Declension
[edit]Declension of polamorfach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- polamorf m (“polymorph”)
- polamorfacht f (“polymorphism”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “polamorfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN