Alpach
See also: alpach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From na hAlpa (“the Alps”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Alpach (genitive singular masculine Alpaigh, genitive singular feminine Alpaí, plural Alpacha, comparative Alpaí)
- Alpine (relating to the Alps)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | Alpach | Alpach | Alpacha | |
| vocative | Alpaigh | Alpacha | ||
| genitive | Alpaí | Alpacha | Alpach | |
| dative | Alpach | Alpach; Alpaigh (archaic) |
Alpacha | |
| Comparative | níos Alpaí | |||
| Superlative | is Alpaí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- fo-alpach (“subalpine”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpach | nAlpach | hAlpach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Alpach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Alpine”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024