Gotach

See also: gotach

Irish

Alternative forms

• gotach

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γότθος (Gótthos) +‎ -ach

Adjective

Gotach (genitive singular masculine Gotaigh, genitive singular feminine Gotaí, plural Gotacha, not comparable)

1. Gothic

Declension

Declension of Gotach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Gotach	Ghotach	Gotacha; Ghotacha2
vocative	Ghotaigh		Gotacha
genitive		Gotaí	Gotacha	Gotach
dative	Gotach; Ghotach1	Ghotach; Ghotaigh (archaic)	Gotacha; Ghotacha2
Comparative	níos Gotaí
Superlative	is Gotaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• Gotais f (“Gothic language”)

Noun

Gotach m (genitive singular Gotaigh, nominative plural Gotaigh)

1. Goth

Declension

Declension of Gotach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Gotach Gotigh vocative a Ghotigh a Ghotacha genitive Gotigh Gotach dative Gotach Gotigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Gotach na Gotigh genitive an Ghotigh na nGotach dative leis an nGotach don Ghotach leis na Gotigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Gotach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Gotach	Ghotach	nGotach

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) “Gotach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gotach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Gotach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024