Vatacánach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an Vatacáin (“the Vatican”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]Vatacánach (genitive singular masculine Vatacánaigh, genitive singular feminine Vatacánaí, plural Vatacánacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Vatacánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Vatacánach | Vatacánach | Vatacánacha | |
Vocative | Vatacánaigh | Vatacánacha | ||
Genitive | Vatacánaí | Vatacánacha | Vatacánach | |
Dative | Vatacánach | Vatacánach; Vatacánaigh (archaic) |
Vatacánacha | |
Comparative | níos Vatacánaí | |||
Superlative | is Vatacánaí |
Derived terms
[edit]- An Chomhairle Vatacánach (“the Vatican Council”)
Related terms
[edit]- Cathair na Vatacáine (“Vatican City”)
- Stát Chathair na Vatacáine (“State of the Vatican City”)
Further reading
[edit]- “Vatacánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024