algach

Irish

Etymology

From alga (“alga”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

algach (genitive singular masculine algaigh, genitive singular feminine algaí, plural algacha, not comparable)

1. algal

Declension

Declension of algach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	algach	algach	algacha
vocative	algaigh		algacha
genitive		algaí	algacha	algach
dative	algach	algach; algaigh (archaic)	algacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Mutation

Mutated forms of algach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
algach	n-algach	halgach	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) “algach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “algal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025