ginearálta

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

ginearálta

1. general

Declension

Declension of ginearálta

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	ginearálta	ghinearálta	ginearálta; ghinearálta2
vocative	ghinearálta		ginearálta
genitive		ginearálta	ginearálta	ginearálta
dative	ginearálta; ghinearálta1	ghinearálta	ginearálta; ghinearálta2
Comparative	níos ginearálta
Superlative	is ginearálta

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

Related terms

• ginearáltacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of ginearálta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ginearálta	ghinearálta	nginearálta

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) “ginearálta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ginearálta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ginearálta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025