géagleabhair

Irish

Etymology

From géag (“limb”) +‎ leabhair (“long and slender”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟeːɡl̠ʲəuɾʲ]

Adjective

géagleabhair (genitive singular masculine géagleabhair, genitive singular feminine géagleabhaire, plural géagleabhaire, comparative géagleabhaire)

1. slender-limbed

Declension

Declension of géagleabhair

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	géagleabhair	ghéagleabhair	géagleabhaire; ghéagleabhaire2
vocative	ghéagleabhair		géagleabhaire
genitive		géagleabhaire	géagleabhaire	géagleabhair
dative	géagleabhair; ghéagleabhair1	ghéagleabhair	géagleabhaire; ghéagleabhaire2
Comparative	níos géagleabhaire
Superlative	is géagleabhaire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of géagleabhair

radical	lenition	eclipsis
géagleabhair	ghéagleabhair	ngéagleabhair

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) “géagleabhair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN