Guineach

Irish

Etymology

From An Ghuine (“Guinea”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Guineach (genitive singular masculine Guinigh, genitive singular feminine Guiní, plural Guineacha, not comparable)

1. Guinean

Declension

Declension of Guineach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Guineach	Ghuineach	Guineacha; Ghuineacha²
Vocative	Ghuinigh		Guineacha
Genitive		Guiní	Guineacha	Guineach
Dative	Guineach; Ghuineach¹	Ghuineach; Ghuinigh (archaic)	Guineacha; Ghuineacha²
Comparative	níos Guiní
Superlative	is Guiní

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

• Poblacht na Guine (“the Republic of Guinea”)

Noun

Guineach m (genitive singular Guinigh, nominative plural Guinigh)

1. Guinean person

Declension

Declension of Guineach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Guineach Guinigh Vocative a Ghuinigh a Ghuineacha Genitive Guinigh Guineach Dative Guineach Guinigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Guineach na Guinigh Genitive an Ghuinigh na nGuineach Dative leis an nGuineach don Ghuineach leis na Guinigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Guineach	Ghuineach	nGuineach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Guineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN