Nígireach

Irish

Etymology

From An Nígir (“Niger”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Nígireach (genitive singular masculine Nígirigh, genitive singular feminine Nígirí, plural Nígireacha, not comparable)

1. Nigerien

Declension

Declension of Nígireach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Nígireach	Nígireach	Nígireacha
Vocative	Nígirigh		Nígireacha
Genitive		Nígirí	Nígireacha	Nígireach
Dative	Nígireach	Nígireach; Nígirigh (archaic)	Nígireacha
Comparative	níos Nígirí
Superlative	is Nígirí

Related terms

• Poblacht na Nígire (“the Republic of Niger”)

Noun

Nígireach m (genitive singular Nígirigh, nominative plural Nígirigh)

1. Nigerien

Declension

Declension of Nígireach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Nígireach Nígirigh Vocative a Nígirigh a Nígireacha Genitive Nígirigh Nígireach Dative Nígireach Nígirigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Nígireach na Nígirigh Genitive an Nígirigh na Nígireach Dative leis an Nígireach don Nígireach leis na Nígirigh

Further reading

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