Rúiseach
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From An Rúis (“Russia”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]Rúiseach (genitive singular masculine Rúisigh, genitive singular feminine Rúisí, plural Rúiseacha, comparative Rúisí)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | Rúiseach | Rúiseach | Rúiseacha | |
vocative | Rúisigh | Rúiseacha | ||
genitive | Rúisí | Rúiseacha | Rúiseach | |
dative | Rúiseach | Rúiseach; Rúisigh (archaic) |
Rúiseacha | |
Comparative | níos Rúisí | |||
Superlative | is Rúisí |
Derived terms
[edit]- rúiléid Rúiseach (“Russian roulette”)
Noun
[edit]Rúiseach m (genitive singular Rúisigh, nominative plural Rúisigh)
Declension
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Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Rúiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Rúiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Rúiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024