teochriosach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From teochrios (“torrid zone”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]teochriosach (genitive singular masculine teochriosaigh, genitive singular feminine teochriosaí, plural teochriosacha, comparative teochriosaí)
- tropical
- Synonym: trópaiceach
Declension
[edit]Declension of teochriosach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teochriosach | theochriosach | teochriosacha; theochriosacha² | |
| Vocative | theochriosaigh | teochriosacha | ||
| Genitive | teochriosaí | teochriosacha | teochriosach | |
| Dative | teochriosach; theochriosach¹ |
theochriosach; theochriosaigh (archaic) |
teochriosacha; theochriosacha² | |
| Comparative | níos teochriosaí | |||
| Superlative | is teochriosaí | |||
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]- fo-theochriosach (“subtropical”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teochriosach | theochriosach | dteochriosach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||