géibheannach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From géibheann +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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géibheannach (genitive singular masculine géibheannaigh, genitive singular feminine géibheannaí, plural géibheannacha, comparative géibheannaí)

  1. critical, crucial (extremely important)
  2. pressing (needing urgent attention)

Declension

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Declension of géibheannach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative géibheannach ghéibheannach géibheannacha;
ghéibheannacha2
vocative ghéibheannaigh géibheannacha
genitive géibheannaí géibheannacha géibheannach
dative géibheannach;
ghéibheannach1 		ghéibheannach;
ghéibheannaigh (archaic) 		géibheannacha;
ghéibheannacha2
Comparative níos géibheannaí
Superlative is géibheannaí

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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of géibheannach
radical lenition eclipsis
géibheannach ghéibheannach ngéibheannach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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