Vatacánach
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]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 2013-2025