ailseach

Irish

Etymology 1

From ailse (“cancer”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, not comparable)

1. (oncology) cancerous

Declension

Declension of ailseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ailseach	ailseach	ailseacha
vocative	ailsigh		ailseacha
genitive		ailsí	ailseacha	ailseach
dative	ailseach	ailseach; ailsigh (archaic)	ailseacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• réamhailseach (“precancerous”, adjective)

Etymology 2

From allas (“sweat”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ailseach (genitive singular masculine ailsigh, genitive singular feminine ailsí, plural ailseacha, comparative ailsí)

1. Alternative form of allasúil (“sweaty”)

Declension

Declension of ailseach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	ailseach	ailseach	ailseacha
vocative	ailsigh		ailseacha
genitive		ailsí	ailseacha	ailseach
dative	ailseach	ailseach; ailsigh (archaic)	ailseacha
Comparative	níos ailsí
Superlative	is ailsí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailseach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailseach	n-ailseach	hailseach	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) “ailseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN