ingearach
Irish
Etymology
From ingear (“perpendicular”) + -ach.
Adjective
ingearach (genitive singular masculine ingearaigh, genitive singular feminine ingearaí, plural ingearacha, not comparable)
- perpendicular, vertical, upright; plumb, sheer
- (geometry, mathematics, statistics, software engineering) orthogonal
Declension
Declension of ingearach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ingearach | ingearach | ingearacha | |
| Vocative | ingearaigh | ingearacha | ||
| Genitive | ingearaí | ingearacha | ingearach | |
| Dative | ingearach | ingearach; ingearaigh (archaic) |
ingearacha | |
| Comparative | níos ingearaí | |||
| Superlative | is ingearaí | |||
Synonyms
- dronuilleach
- ortagánach
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ingearach | n-ingearach | hingearach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "ingearach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “perpendicular” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “upright” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “vertical” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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