Malávach

Irish

Etymology

From An Maláiv (“Malawi”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Malávach (genitive singular masculine Malávaigh, plural Malávacha, not comparable)

1. Malawian

Declension

Declension of Malávach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Malávach	Malávach	Malávacha
vocative	Malávaigh		Malávacha
genitive		Malávaí	Malávacha	Malávach
dative	Malávach	Malávach; Malávaigh (archaic)	Malávacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Related terms

• Poblacht na Maláive (“the Republic of Malawi”)

Noun

Malávach m (genitive singular Malávaigh, nominative plural Malávaigh)

1. Malawian person

Declension

Declension of Malávach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Malávach Malávaigh vocative a Mhalávaigh a Mhalávacha genitive Malávaigh Malávach dative Malávach Malávaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Malávach na Malávaigh genitive an Mhalávaigh na Malávach dative leis an Malávach don Mhalávach leis na Malávaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Malávach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Malávach	Mhalávach	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

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