Spáinneach

See also: Spàinneach

Irish

Etymology

From an Spáinn (“Spain”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix), Old Irish Espáinech.

Adjective

Spáinneach (genitive singular masculine Spáinnigh, genitive singular feminine Spáinní, plural Spáinneacha, not comparable)

1. Spanish

Declension

Declension of Spáinneach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Spáinneach	Spáinneach	Spáinneacha
vocative	Spáinnigh		Spáinneacha
genitive		Spáinní	Spáinneacha	Spáinneach
dative	Spáinneach	Spáinneach; Spáinnigh (archaic)	Spáinneacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• práta Spáinneach (“Spanish, sweet, potato”)
• ronnach Spáinneach (“garfish”)

 

Noun

Spáinneach m (genitive singular Spáinnigh, nominative plural Spáinnigh)

1. Spaniard
2. Spanish ship

Declension

Declension of Spáinneach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Spáinneach Spáinnigh vocative a Spáinnigh a Spáinneacha genitive Spáinnigh Spáinneach dative Spáinneach Spáinnigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Spáinneach na Spáinnigh genitive an Spáinnigh na Spáinneach dative leis an Spáinneach don Spáinneach leis na Spáinnigh

Alternative forms

• Spáinnéarach

Related terms

• Spáinnis f (“the Spanish language”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Spáinneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Spáinneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Spáinneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024