Gaelach
See also: gaelach
Irish
Alternative forms
- Gaedhealach (Ulster, otherwise superseded)
Etymology
Adjective
Gaelach (genitive singular masculine Gaelaigh, genitive singular feminine Gaelaí, plural Gaelacha, comparative Gaelaí)
- Irish
- attached to Irish, to Irish culture
- (usually in lowercase: gaelach) native to Ireland; homely, pleasant; common, ordinary
Declension
Declension of Gaelach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Gaelach | Ghaelach | Gaelacha; Ghaelacha² | |
| Vocative | Ghaelaigh | Gaelacha | ||
| Genitive | Gaelaí | Gaelacha | Gaelach | |
| Dative | Gaelach; Ghaelach¹ |
Ghaelach; Ghaelaigh (archaic) |
Gaelacha; Ghaelacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Gaelaí | |||
| Superlative | is Gaelaí | |||
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
Terms derived from Gaelach
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Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Gaelach | Ghaelach | nGaelach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "Gaelach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Gaelach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Gaelach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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