ciorclach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ciorcal (“circle”) + -ach. Compare Scottish Gaelic cearclach.
Adjective
[edit]ciorclach (genitive singular masculine ciorclaigh, genitive singular feminine ciorclaí, plural ciorclacha, comparative ciorclaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ciorclach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ciorclach | chiorclach | ciorclacha; chiorclacha² | |
| Vocative | chiorclaigh | ciorclacha | ||
| Genitive | ciorclaí | ciorclacha | ciorclach | |
| Dative | ciorclach; chiorclach¹ |
chiorclach; chiorclaigh (archaic) |
ciorclacha; chiorclacha² | |
| Comparative | níos ciorclaí | |||
| Superlative | is ciorclaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ciorclach | chiorclach | gciorclach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||