géiniteach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]géiniteach (genitive singular masculine géinitigh, genitive singular feminine géinití, plural géiniteacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | géiniteach | ghéiniteach | géiniteacha; ghéiniteacha2 | |
| vocative | ghéinitigh | géiniteacha | ||
| genitive | géinití | géiniteacha | géiniteach | |
| dative | géiniteach; ghéiniteach1 |
ghéiniteach; ghéinitigh (archaic) |
géiniteacha; ghéiniteacha2 | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
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
[edit]- cód géiniteach (“genetic code”)
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| géiniteach | ghéiniteach | ngéiniteach |
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) “géiniteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “géiniteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “géiniteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024