aspalach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aspal (“apostle”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]aspalach (genitive singular masculine aspalaigh, genitive singular feminine aspalaí, plural aspalacha)
- (Christianity) apostolic, apostolical
- Synonym: aspalda
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | aspalach | aspalach | aspalacha | |
| vocative | aspalaigh | aspalacha | ||
| genitive | aspalaí | aspalacha | aspalach | |
| dative | aspalach | aspalach; aspalaigh (archaic) |
aspalacha | |
| Comparative | níos aspalaí | |||
| Superlative | is aspalaí | |||
Related terms
[edit]- aspalacht f (“apostleship; apostolate”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aspalach | n-aspalach | haspalach | 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aspalda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN