gabhálach
See also: gabhalach
Irish
Etymology
Adjective
gabhálach
Declension
Declension of gabhálach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gabhálach | ghabhálach | gabhálacha; ghabhálacha² | |
| Vocative | ghabhálaigh | gabhálacha | ||
| Genitive | gabhálaí | gabhálacha | gabhálach | |
| Dative | gabhálach; ghabhálach¹ |
ghabhálach; ghabhálaigh (archaic) |
gabhálacha; ghabhálacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gabhálaí | |||
| Superlative | is gabhálaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (avaricious): maoinchíocrach
Derived terms
- cúlghabhálach (“retroactive; retrospective”)
- gabhálacht (“receptiveness, receptivity; contagiousness; graspingness, avarice”)
- iarghabhálach (“retrospective”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gabhálach | ghabhálach | ngabhálach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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