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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gleoiseach	ghleoiseach	ngleoiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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