ailbheolach

Irish

Etymology

From ailbheolas (“alveolus”) +‎ -ach, a calque of English alveolar.

Adjective

ailbheolach (genitive singular masculine ailbheolaigh, genitive singular feminine ailbheolaí, plural ailbheolacha, not comparable)

1. (phonetics) alveolar

Declension

Declension of ailbheolach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ailbheolach	ailbheolach	ailbheolacha
vocative	ailbheolaigh		ailbheolacha
genitive		ailbheolaí	ailbheolacha	ailbheolach
dative	ailbheolach	ailbheolach; ailbheolaigh (archaic)	ailbheolacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailbheolach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailbheolach	n-ailbheolach	hailbheolach	not applicable

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