gealtach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish geltach. By surface analysis, gealt +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gealtach (genitive singular masculine gealtaigh, genitive singular feminine gealtaí, plural gealtacha, comparative gealtaí)

1. zany, lunatic

Declension

Declension of gealtach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	gealtach	ghealtach	gealtacha; ghealtacha2
vocative	ghealtaigh		gealtacha
genitive		gealtaí	gealtacha	gealtach
dative	gealtach; ghealtach1	ghealtach; ghealtaigh (archaic)	gealtacha; ghealtacha2
Comparative	níos gealtaí
Superlative	is gealtaí

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

Synonyms

• craiceáilte

Mutation

Mutated forms of gealtach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gealtach	ghealtach	ngealtach

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish geltach.

Adjective

gealtach (comparative gealtaiche)

1. cowardly, chicken-hearted, timid, dastardly

Declension

Declension of gealtach (type I adjective)

	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	gealtach	ghealtach	gealtach
genitive	ghealtaich	gealtaiche, gealtaich	gealtach
dative	gealtach	ghealtaich	gealtach
vocative	ghealtaich	ghealtach	gealtach

Related terms

• geilt

Mutation

Mutation of gealtach

radical	lenition
gealtach	ghealtach

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