gealchroíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

geal-chroidheach (superseded)^[1]

Etymology

From geal (“bright”) +‎ croí (“heart”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟal̪ˠˈxɾˠiː(ə)x/^[2]

Adjective

gealchroíoch (genitive singular masculine gealchroíoch, genitive singular feminine gealchroíche, plural gealchroíocha, comparative gealchroíche)

lighthearted

Declension

Declension of *gealchroíoch*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	gealchroíoch	ghealchroíoch	gealchroíocha; ghealchroíocha²
vocative	ghealchroíoch	ghealchroíoch	gealchroíocha
genitive	ghealchroíoch	gealchroíche	gealchroíocha	gealchroíoch
dative	gealchroíoch; ghealchroíoch¹	ghealchroíoch	gealchroíocha; ghealchroíocha²
Comparative	níos gealchroíche
Superlative	is gealchroíche

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 *gealchroíoch*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
gealchroíoch	ghealchroíoch	ngealchroíoch

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

References

^ “gealchroíoch”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 254, page 129