Giúdach

Irish

Alternative forms

• Iúdach

Etymology

From Iúdach, from Old Irish Iudae (“Jew”) + -ach, from Latin iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדִי (yəhûḏî). The initial G- arose from a reinterpretation of the sound /j/ as the lenited form of /ɟ/. Early Modern Irish and Classical Gaelic have spellings in -dh-; the unlenited -d- has been restored in modern Irish on the basis of the Latin word as well as English words like Judaism and Judaic.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟuːd̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟuːd̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

Giúdach (genitive singular masculine Giúdaigh, genitive singular feminine Giúdaí, plural Giúdacha, not comparable)

1. Jewish

Declension

Declension of Giúdach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Giúdach	Ghiúdach	Giúdacha; Ghiúdacha2
vocative	Ghiúdaigh		Giúdacha
genitive		Giúdaí	Giúdacha	Giúdach
dative	Giúdach; Ghiúdach1	Ghiúdach; Ghiúdaigh (archaic)	Giúdacha; Ghiúdacha2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

• Giúdachas (“Judaism”)
• frithghiúdachas (“anti-Semitism”)
• Giúdais (“Yiddish”)

Noun

Giúdach m (genitive singular Giúdaigh, nominative plural Giúdaigh)

1. Jew

Declension

Declension of Giúdach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Giúdach Giúdaigh vocative a Ghiúdaigh a Ghiúdacha genitive Giúdaigh Giúdach dative Giúdach Giúdaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Giúdach na Giúdaigh genitive an Ghiúdaigh na nGiúdach dative leis an nGiúdach don Ghiúdach leis na Giúdaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Giúdach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Giúdach	Ghiúdach	nGiúdach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Giúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Giúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page Iúdaiḋe
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Giúdach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Giúdach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Giúdach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025