Papuach

Irish

Etymology

From Papua +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Papuach (genitive singular feminine Papuaiche, plural Papuacha, not comparable)

1. Papuan

Declension

Declension of Papuach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Papuach	Phapuach	Papuacha; Phapuacha2
vocative	Phapuach		Papuacha
genitive		Papuaiche	Papuacha	Papuach
dative	Papuach; Phapuach1	Phapuach	Papuacha; Phapuacha2
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.

Related terms

• Nua-Ghuine Phapua f (“Papua New Guinea”)

Noun

Papuach m (genitive singular Papuaigh, nominative plural Papuaigh)

1. Papuan

Declension

Declension of Papuach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Papuach	Phapuach	Papuacha; Phapuacha2
vocative	Phapuaigh		Papuacha
genitive		Papuaí	Papuacha	Papuach
dative	Papuach; Phapuach1	Phapuach; Phapuaigh (archaic)	Papuacha; Phapuacha2
Comparative	níos Papuaí
Superlative	is Papuaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of Papuach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Papuach	Phapuach	bPapuach

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) “Papuach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN