gearrlámhach

Irish

Etymology

From gearr- (“short”) + lámh (“hand, arm”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gearrlámhach (genitive singular masculine gearrlámhaigh, genitive singular feminine gearrlámhaí, plural gearrlámhacha, comparative gearrlámhaí)

1. short-armed

   Synonym: gearrghéagach

2. short-handed

Declension

Declension of gearrlámhach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	gearrlámhach	ghearrlámhach	gearrlámhacha; ghearrlámhacha2
vocative	ghearrlámhaigh		gearrlámhacha
genitive		gearrlámhaí	gearrlámhacha	gearrlámhach
dative	gearrlámhach; ghearrlámhach1	ghearrlámhach; ghearrlámhaigh (archaic)	gearrlámhacha; ghearrlámhacha2
Comparative	níos gearrlámhaí
Superlative	is gearrlámhaí

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 gearrlámhach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gearrlámhach	ghearrlámhach	ngearrlámhach

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) “gearrlámhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gearrlámhach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm