geireach

Irish

Etymology

geir (“fat; suet, tallow”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɛrʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɛrʲa(x)/

Adjective

geireach (genitive singular masculine geirigh, genitive singular feminine geirí, plural geireacha, comparative geirí)

1. fatty
2. sebaceous

Declension

Declension of geireach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	geireach	gheireach	geireacha; gheireacha2
vocative	gheirigh		geireacha
genitive		geirí	geireacha	geireach
dative	geireach; gheireach1	gheireach; gheirigh (archaic)	geireacha; gheireacha2
Comparative	níos geirí
Superlative	is geirí

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

• faireog gheireach (“sebaceous gland”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of geireach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
geireach	gheireach	ngeireach

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