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urnaitheach
urnaitheach
Irish
Adjective
urnaitheach (genitive singular masculine urnaithigh, genitive singular feminine urnaithí, plural urnaitheacha, comparative urnaithí)
Declension
Declension of urnaitheach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | urnaitheach | urnaitheach¹ | urnaitheacha³ | |
| Vocative | urnaithigh¹ | urnaitheach¹ | urnaitheacha | |
| Genitive | urnaithigh¹ | urnaithí (obsolete) urnaithighe |
urnaitheacha | urnaitheach |
| Dative | urnaitheach² | urnaitheach¹ (archaic) urnaithigh¹ |
urnaitheacha³ | |
| Comparative | urnaithí (obsolete) urnaithighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| urnaitheach | n-urnaitheach | hurnaitheach | t-urnaitheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "urnaitheach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “airnaigthech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.