cuarach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]cuarach (genitive singular masculine cuaraigh, genitive singular feminine cuaraí, plural cuaracha, comparative cuaraí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | cuarach | chuarach | cuaracha; chuaracha2 | |
| vocative | chuaraigh | cuaracha | ||
| genitive | cuaraí | cuaracha | cuarach | |
| dative | cuarach; chuarach1 |
chuarach; chuaraigh (archaic) |
cuaracha; chuaracha2 | |
| Comparative | níos cuaraí | |||
| Superlative | is cuaraí | |||
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]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cuarach | chuarach | gcuarach |
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]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuarach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cuarach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024