gleoiseach

Irish

Etymology

From gleois (“babble, chatter”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

gleoiseach f (genitive singular gleoisí, nominative plural gleoiseacha)

1. linnet (Linaria cannabina)

   Synonym: coinnleoir óir

Declension

Declension of gleoiseach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gleoiseach gleoiseacha vocative a ghleoiseach a ghleoiseacha genitive gleoisí gleoiseach dative gleoiseach gleoisigh (archaic, dialectal) gleoiseacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghleoiseach na gleoiseacha genitive na gleoisí na ngleoiseach dative leis an ngleoiseach leis an ngleoisigh (archaic, dialectal) don ghleoiseach don ghleoisigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na gleoiseacha

Derived terms

• gleoiseach sléibhe

Mutation

Mutated forms of gleoiseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gleoiseach	ghleoiseach	ngleoiseach

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) “gleoiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gleoiseach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gleoiseach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024